(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
rationalization; rationalisation; rationalize; rationalise
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
contrivance; bit of fiddling; little ingenuity; bit more (e.g. food)
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
best article under heaven; peerless
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
buying; purchasing; laying in
actual expenses; out-of-pocket expenses; cost price
but; however; provided that
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
total sales; total proceeds
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
to bear (a child); to be born; to produce; to yield; to be produced
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)