second day of the month; two days
fourth day of the month; four days
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
otherwise; if not; or else
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
study; research; investigation
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
cold-weather damage (to crops)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward