food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
again; once more; a second time
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to increase; to add to; to augment
study; research; investigation
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
such; like that; that sort of; very
trip abroad; overseas travel
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
manner of using one's hands
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
maid; helper; help; assistance
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer