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
supply; provision; raising; procurement
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
chestnut (horse coat color)
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
outing; picnic; excursion
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
now that; since; as long as; provided that
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
family; relatives; dependents; household
to not believe one's ears
to fan; to incite; to instigate
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations