distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
regional economy; local economy
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
local election; regional elections
stirring; rousing oneself
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
interference; intervention; meddling
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
hanging low (of clouds); remaining low (of sales, stock prices, etc.); remaining sluggish (of the economy, market, etc.); hovering (around a low level)
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
returning tit for tat; retaliating
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
Privy Council (abolished in 1947)
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
rights and interests (esp. those a country holds abroad)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
political system; political institution; regime
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
fighting game (esp. one-on-one)
complete change of mood; thoroughly refreshing one's spirits
chit; slip; ticket; voucher