whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to push (something) against
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
new yen (issued in 1946 to fight inflation)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
ability; capability; competence; skill
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
late at night; at a late hour
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
number of persons; personnel
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)