cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
reflective water surface; reflecting water
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to be smeared; to be covered
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
mung bean (Vigna radiata); green gram
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
distrust of (other) human beings
midsummer; height of summer
registration; accession; register; entry; record
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to throw into; to toss into
blistering heat; "major heat" solar term (approx. July 23)
food crisis; food-supply crisis
serious; severe; grave; acute
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
first day of autumn (approx. August 8); first day of fall
support; backing; aid; assistance
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
wherein; therein; thereinto
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to satisfy one's appetite
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
stealthily; secretly; in secret
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
lingering heat (in autumn)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together