distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
terrain; geographical features; topography
to write in more information; to add (a paragraph, more lines, etc.); to tack on
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
with a momentary flash of light
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
isolation; being alone; being friendless
passage; path; route; one's way
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
big catch (fishing); good haul
winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
loot; booty; plunder; spoils
first of all; first thing
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
hitting ratio; hit rate; success rate; accuracy rate