deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
disorder; chaos; confusion
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
ingrained habit; second nature
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
diagnosis; medical examination
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to run about trying to escape
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
Kamehameha (Hawaiian kings)
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
feast for one's eyes; sight as pleasing as the New Year
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
stockpile rice (kept by the government to use as emergency provisions); reserved rice
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
shortage; scarcity; dearth; famine
many people; everyone; all sorts of people
serious; severe; grave; acute
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful