depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
poor region; deprived area
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to fill a hole with earth
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
calamity; disaster; misfortune
difficult to ...; hard to ...
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
general idea; concept; notion
poverty problem; poverty issue
feeding (animals); provisioning
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
group; party; team; squad; section