to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
concession; conciliation; compromise
interstage; inter-section; column space
source of worry; source of distress
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
urban area; metropolitan area; metropolitan region
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
manners; behavior; behaviour
countenance; features; looks
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
great war; great battle; world war
line; queue; procession; matrix
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
interview (e.g. for a job)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
to tower above; to stand out
to stop talking; to be silent
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)