to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
residence; housing; residential building
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
area under direct control (of the shogun)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
the present year; at that time
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
proposal; proposition; suggestion
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
one by one; one after another; successively
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
solution; solution strategy
power; authority; jurisdiction
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
use; utility; profit; gain