trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
each prefecture; all prefectures
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
running one's own business; doing business on one's own; self-employment
to provide; to supply; to furnish
by-laws; detailed regulations
to add; to write a postscript
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
to need; to require; to take; to demand
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; (lit.) wifely role
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
how; in what way; by what means
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
while being out of the office or away from home
brigadier general; commodore
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to force one's way; to push through
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
at very frequent intervals; almost every other day; constantly
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase