purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
family; members of a family
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
passing through without stopping; passing by
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
stationing (troops); occupancy
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
executives; top management; governing body
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
potter's clay; kaolin; kaoline
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
royal castle; imperial castle
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
transport; transportation
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
as before; as ever; as it was originally
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
using as an intermediary; through
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings