written estimate; quotation; quote
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
reproachful; hateful; bitter
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to be too large (of clothing); to be baggy; to be flabby; to lose firmness; to slosh about; to be overflowing (with liquid)
price decline; fall in price
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
having no idea; having no clue
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
call; summons; convening; convocation
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
national ownership; state ownership; government ownership
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
extensive knowledge; erudition
transit trade; entrepôt trade
ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
identification; background check; identity confirmation
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
Nanban trade; Japanese trade with Spain and Portugal (1543-1641)
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
possession; occupation; occupancy
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to live; to reside; to inhabit