to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
nowadays; in this day and age
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
pre-war days; before the war
postwar period; period after Second World War
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
spread; pervasion; permeation
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
light; faint; pale; fleeting
pilgrimage; travelling around (by a monk)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to stamp (one's mark, etc.); to seal; to leave (one's footprints, etc.)