obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs; pharmaceuticals; medicine
milling; grinding into flour
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
book; volume; this; present; main; head
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
woollen material; woollen goods or fabric
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
clearing house; clearinghouse; (currency) exchange; bureau de change
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
collection of cargo (esp. produce, etc.); cargo booking
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
supervised; under surveillance
failure; mistake; blunder
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to deal with a large number
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer