distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
staying the night; lodging (at)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
residence; housing; residential building
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to complete decisively; to do to completion
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
this and that; one thing or another
to be stiff; to be starchy
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
light-emitting diode; LED
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
several people; a few people
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
campground; campsite; camping-ground