as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
packhorse; workhorse; hack
palanquin bearer; coolie; wandering robber
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
to do; to commit; to accomplish; to achieve
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
consideration; taking into account
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
secret conference; private consultation; secrecy
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
lodging in the same place
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
to happen to be available; to have on hand; to have in stock
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
can't be helped (of situation, reason, etc.); unavoidable
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate