mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
rare; uncommon; not often seen
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
soon; shortly; before long
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
minority group (party); minority
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch