important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
occurrence; happening; incident; event
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to keep watch; to stand guard
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
speaking voice; talking voice
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to get hungry; to become hungry
influence; effect; impact
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
sanity; consciousness; soberness
nutritional value; food value
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to have a meal; to take a meal
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
sound of voice; vocal sound
to whine; to make feeble complaints