cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
our country; our land; one's own country
weave; weaving; woven item
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
at first; in the beginning; originally
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
sporadic; disconnected; discontinuous; scattered; at intervals; random
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
government; administration; ministry
domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
import; importation; introduction; afferent
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
China-made thread or yarn
cotton yarn; cotton thread
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
seeds and seedlings; eggs and hatchlings; (fish) eggs and fry
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
capital; funds; seed money; asset
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
provincial dialect; local accent
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established