settlement; payment of account
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
materials; data; document
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
a little bit; a little while
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
first (of its kind) in Japan
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
spinning mill; filature; thread-manufacturing plant; silk mill
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
production output; number of goods manufactured
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
company; corporation; workplace
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
to be adopted; to enter a family as an adopted child
interest; rights; concession
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to make worse (e.g. disease); to aggravate; to complicate
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material