merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
war; fighting; fierce competition
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
chief; main; principal; important
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
brothers and sisters; siblings
the other day; a few days ago
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
production; output; turning out
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
family structure; family composition; family makeup
Stefan; Stephan; Stephane
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
very young; little; childish; immature