order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
advance payment; advance delivery
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
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)
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
site; point on a map; spot
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
alone; by oneself; on one's own
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
oversupply (of goods, etc.); excessive supply
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
spinning (textiles); spun yarn
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
industrialized nation; industrialised nation
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
foreign trade; external trade
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious