enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bring back; to restore
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to take; to catch; to capture
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
since one was born; (in) all one's life
until now; so far; up to the present
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
curiosity; inquisitiveness
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
of course; certainly; naturally
how; in what way; by what means
to bring; to take; to bring about
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention