to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
muddy water; red-light district
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
one day; (on) a certain day
food storage; provision store; pantry
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
(death from) starvation; starving to death
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to make up for; to compensate for; to offset
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
humming a tune (while doing something else)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
kind; sort; species; species
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
interference; intervention; meddling
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to explain adequately; to be accountable