skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
nothing but; none other than
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
food crisis; food-supply crisis
each nation; many nations; many countries
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
various countries; various regions; various provinces
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
such ... as; or some such
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
oral; verbal; spoken; parol