drought; long spell of dry weather
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
crops; agricultural produce
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
big problem; major issue; big controversy
(death from) starvation; starving to death
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
(primarily in shogi or go) response; countermeasure; counter-measure
to become possible; to become able to (do)
long time; several hours; long spell
promising without due consideration
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
overfishing; overhunting; indiscriminate fishing; indiscriminate hunting
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
kind; sort; species; species
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals