(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
in unison; as one; united
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
going upstream; swimming upstream
hunting ground; hunting preserve
Constitution Memorial Day (national holiday; May 3)
Greenery Day (national holiday; May 4)
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
per person; per capita; per head
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
radish (Raphanus sativus var. sativus)
leaf vegetable; green vegetable; edible herb
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
human rights organization; human rights organisation
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
editorial committee member; senior staff writer (newspaper)
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge