not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
manuring; fertilization; fertilisation
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
(army unit of) conscripted farmers
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
powerful army; strengthening of the military
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
band of robbers; gang of thieves
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
proceeding to the capital
that's the way it is; such is life
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
reopening; resumption; restarting
licensed trade between Japan and Ming-dynasty China during the Muromachi period
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
acceleration; speeding up
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide