merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
(Chinese) merchant caravan
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
transactions; dealings; business
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
plural; multiple; plural (number)
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
going through; going via; going by way of
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
name; given name; first name
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best