two meals; (eating) two meals a day
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
one meal; one meal (a day)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
near; nearby; not far off
landing; alighting; touch down
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
starvation; famine; hunger
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
eating between meals; snacking
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
there being no use in arguing (about it)
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
minority group (party); minority
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)