atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
salty sea breeze; salt wind
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
fish-based cooking; fish dish
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (a thing) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
older brother and younger sister
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
opposite; reverse; contrary