reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
raised-floor-style (granary, truck, etc.)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to put someone to work; to make someone work
hard (life); tough (world)
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
middle of the night; dead of night
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to prevent; to take precautions
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
hard to reach place; remote place
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
montane zone; mountain zone
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
science and technology; scientific technique
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data