inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
interruption; interference; butting in
to have an eye on; to zero in on
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
process; course; mechanism
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
underestimation; undervaluation
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
several times (as large, over)
offender (esp. murderer); criminal
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to underrate; to make light of
to attract interest; to capture attention
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
threatening letter; intimidating letter
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
setting on fire; setting afire
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)