trade; buying and selling
reinforcement; strengthening
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
farming; agriculture; cultivation
requisition; commandeering; conscription
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
March; third month of the lunar calendar
karōshi; death from overwork
excess; surplus; superabundance
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
emergency demands; special procurement (particularly in time of war)
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
to be relieved; to feel relieved
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
landscape-oriented; transversely oriented
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
priority; order of precedence
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)
something small; something petty; trifle
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
shuttle transportation; shuttling back and forth
more than usual; especially; particularly
design; idea; conception; plan
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to get out of bed; to show a leg
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)