crops; agricultural produce
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
to anticipate; to foresee
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
sudden price jump; steep price rise
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
private funds; own funds; private property
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
potato (Solanum tuberosum)