to eat greedily; to devour; to wolf down; to gobble up
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
military service; conscription
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
cheap edition; low-priced edition; popular edition
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
woodblock (engraved block of wood used to make prints); woodblock printing; woodblock print
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
advocate; proponent; supporter
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...