men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
to get angry; to lose one's temper
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
unbeatable; invincible; irresistible
opening fully; full throttle; full power
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
to send or direct a person to
neighboring village; neighbouring village
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
stone oven; masonry oven; brick oven
to get into the swing of (one's work); to hit one's stride; (for a fish or bird) to put on fat for the winter
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
festival merrymaking; revelry
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
hogshead; puncheon; foudre
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)