coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
every month; each month; monthly
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
the very best; excellent; superb
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
covered wagon; prairie schooner
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
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