appointing to a responsible post; making much of
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to be intimate with; to befriend
to govern; to manage; to subdue
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
business discussion; negotiation
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
commencing with; including
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
emergency demands; special procurement (particularly in time of war)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
one large ...; a great ...
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
by means of; due to; because of; according to
international trade; international trading
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about