famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
remarkable; striking; obvious
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
torrent (file); torrenting
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to flare up; to burst into flames