distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
largest company; industry leader
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
10,000,000,000; ten billion
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
here and there; in places
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to happen to hear; to overhear
plagiarism; plagiarised work
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
consequence; outcome; result; blame
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
making a fuss; Much Ado about Nothing (Shakespeare)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
generation; the world; the age