what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
serious; severe; grave; acute
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to become bright; to become clear
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
quickly; swishing; whooshing
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
strategist; tactician; schemer
to take back; to recapture
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
acquaintance; friend; familiar face