to claim victims; to leave casualties
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
succeeding; following; trailing; next
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
grandfather; male senior-citizen
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once