supplementary explanation
dukedom; duchy; principality
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
mountain range; mountain belt
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
stable supply; reliable supply
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
source of funds; resources; finances
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
local specialty; special product (of a region)
export; exportation; efferent
most part; greater part; majority
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
unseasonable weather; fickle weather; bad weather
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
account book; ledger; register
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
steady; sound; reliable; solid
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year