local specialty; special product (of a region)
every year; yearly; annually
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
considerably; greatly; a lot
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
chief; main; principal; major
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
fortified city; walled city
castle; citadel; fortress; castle walls; enclosure
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
rest; break; recess; intermission
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
advance payment; money paid in advance
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt