opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
refining; purification; careful manufacture
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
residence; housing; residential building
area; region; district; locality
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
country living; life in the country; country life
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
food; food products; foodstuffs
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
assorted grains; cereals; millet
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in