food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
free time; time at leisure
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
government office; public office
on the left as one faces (it)
(in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
a considerable number; a fair number
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
expression; look; countenance; face
to watch intently; to stare
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
identification papers; ID
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
attached or belonging to a house
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to apologize; to apologise
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
welcome!; nice to see you!
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay