slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwit; faded, dull-colored eggplant
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
folk beliefs; folk religion
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
high and low (social standing)
main force; chief object; mainline
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
each nation; many nations; many countries
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
preface; introduction; preamble
economic unit; economic agent; economic entity
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
fields (of rice and other crops)
crops; agricultural produce
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
wealth; riches; affluence; opulence
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
dependence (relationship); dependency (relationship)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
irreligion; lack of religion; unbelief
modern person; people of today
breaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
to say too much; to go too far
dominion; territory; possession
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
in detail; with great care; completely; fully