outlet (for water, gas, etc.); market (for goods); outlet; outlet (for one's feelings, energy, etc.); vent
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
consumption; expenditure; spending
excess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.); going over
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
all over Japan; throughout Japan
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
article; item; thing; goods; wares
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
refining; purification; careful manufacture
Western person; Westerner
taste; liking; preference
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
(physical) growth; development
factory; plant; mill; workshop
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
to happen to be available; to have on hand; to have in stock
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
transactions; dealings; business
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to be a burden; to make trouble for someone
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)