burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
match; game; bout; contest
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
time; hour; period; class
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
food crisis; food-supply crisis
plant (i.e. equipment, machinery, etc.); plant; vegetation
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
transport; transportation
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
otherwise; or else; if not
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
conversely; on the contrary
such; this sort of; like this
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen