economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
income; receipts; revenue
long-established; old-established; traditional
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well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
overestimation; overvaluing
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
difficult problem or question
ruffian; villain; scoundrel
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
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.)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
influence; clout; leverage
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
persons organized into gangs and wearing flashy clothes, who styled themselves as "chivalrous men" (Edo period)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
professional gambler; gamester
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
livelihood; subsistence; business; trade; profession
in history; ever; historical
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice