kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
every year; yearly; annually
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
supply; provision; service; supply
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
toll; transit fee; transit duty
to give a broad grin; to smirk
number of persons; personnel
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
somehow; for some reason or other
general idea; concept; notion
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
something like ...; something called ...
detour; circumvention; turning movement
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
conceptual drawing; conceptual diagram; artist's impression
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
other side; opposite side; other party
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
inside; interior; inner part
to harden earth into a mass
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
experiment; experimentation
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...