depression; low spirits; dejection
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
massing (of troops); gathering
to have no chance (of succeeding)
permit (to pass, enter, etc.); pass
shopping; purchased goods
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
loyal retainer; loyal subject
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
northeastern part; the northeast
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
although I say; although one might say; although called
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
logistics; supply; communications
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
production output; number of goods manufactured
striking; remarkable; considerable
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
rejection; negation; voting down
to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket