outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
(within a) territory; domains
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
aggression; invasion; raid
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
ostensible (surface) reason
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
responsibility; duty; obligation
(social) position; status
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
self-interest; selfish desire
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
scene; spectacle; sight; view
in succession; one after another
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
grove of the village shrine
morning fog; morning mist