real thing; original; actual
how many? (large animals)
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
to get angry; to lose one's temper
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
unbeatable; invincible; irresistible
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
neighboring village; neighbouring village
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
stone oven; masonry oven; brick oven
to get into the swing of (one's work); to hit one's stride; (for a fish or bird) to put on fat for the winter
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
temporary construction; temporary establishment; provisional construction; assumption; supposition
festival merrymaking; revelry
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
hogshead; puncheon; foudre
to be (deeply) moving; to pack an (emotional) punch; to be emotionally touching; to strike home; to strike a chord
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)