selling off; disposal by sale; sale
urban area; urban district
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
factory; plant; mill; workshop
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
it's probably so; it stands to reason
revolutionary (e.g. technology)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
strong opposition; vehement opposition
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
finally; in the end; on top of all that
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
by your leave; with your permission
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
the people; citizens; the populace
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to daub; to brush; to touch up
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to look down on; to make light of
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
ancestor; forefather; foremother
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel