business region; marketing area; commercial sphere; trading area; region in which a business operates
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
sales; selling; marketing
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
this is why; this means; it is the case that
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
local production for local consumption
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
abekawa mochi; rice cake with kinako
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)