food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to increase (all the more)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
enemy's strength or fighting power
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
himself; yourself; herself
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
to go home; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to leave; (arch.) to pass (of time); (arch.) to die; (arch.) to go bad
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person; cat's-paw
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
deep inside; innermost place
incineration; destroy by fire
home area; home town; local
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
with a broad grin; smirking
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
mark of liveliness; sign of activity
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)