restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
excessive profits; unfair profit; exorbitant interest; usury
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
equilibrium; good balance; poise
fair price; reasonable price
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
several years; a few years
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
I shouldn't say this, but
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
person of high rank or position
to stick one's nose into (someone else's business); to meddle; to interfere; to butt in
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
god king; god-king; guardian deity
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
export; exportation; efferent
to increase; to add to; to augment
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
as soon as possible; ASAP
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
indescribable; having no way to express
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
revival; restoration; resuscitation
objection; dissent; protest
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
border (between countries); national border
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife