economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
fishing industry; fishery
and so; therefore; for that reason
fierce; daring; savage; intrepid
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
maneuvering behind the scenes; backroom deals; dodgy dealings
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
outsider; one not included in the favored group; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up
military force; military strength
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
in name but not in reality
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers
abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir); smooth transference of power (responsibility, etc.)
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
physical condition; state of health; shape
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
but; however; provided that
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation