(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
evening meal; supper; dinner
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
communicable disease control (e.g. by quarantine, disinfection, etc.); prevention of epidemics
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
one's (living) environment
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
horseplay; fooling around
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
up until now; as recently as the present
cutting down on food intake; reducing rations; reducing allowance of food
discipline; punishment; reprimand
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
have to; have no choice but to; cannot help (doing); be compelled to; be obliged to; be forced to
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know