to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
standard value; reference value; nominal value
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
way one dresses; way one looks like in certain clothes
(right at the) side; just beside
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
proving ground; test site
one of these days; before very long; in the near future
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
separate; special; another; separately
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
receiving; acceptance; reception
outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)
high rating; good reputation
tolerance; broad-mindedness
gesture; gesticulation; motion
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
peace preservation; security; safety