to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto
one's share; one's portion
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
that's the way it is; such is life
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
entrepreneur; person who starts a new business
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
society; the world; the times
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine; Ise pilgrim
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
passage; path; route; one's way
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
chief; main; principal; important
means of transportation; means of transport
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to become better; to improve
heavy concentration; overconcentration
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device