abundant harvest; bumper crop
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
range of fluctuation; fluctuation margin
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to give directions; to issue instructions
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
numbered ticket (e.g. to determine order of service in shop, etc.); zone ticket; boarding ticket; bus ticket dispensed at boarding, used to show where one boarded
line; queue; procession; matrix
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
item; commodity; list of articles
substitute article; back-up
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
technical skill; ability; capacity
food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
corn dog (frankfurter on a stick dipped in batter and deep-fried); corndog
freight handling; cargo sorting; disposal of goods; sale
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to use up all one's strength; to die