at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
construction; establishment
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
young pine; New Year's symbolic pine decoration
spinning mill; filature; thread-manufacturing plant; silk mill
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
hydraulic power; water power
spinning machine; spinner; jenny
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
Japan–US Treaty of Peace and Amity (March 31, 1854); Convention of Kanagawa; Kanagawa Treaty; unequal treaty signed between the United States and the Tokugawa shogunate that forced Japan to end its policy of national seclusion
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
international trade; foreign trade; overseas trade
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
foreign; abroad; overseas
difference; variation; difference
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
use; utilization; utilisation; application
profit on currency exchange
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on