quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
palatial residence; stately mansion
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
government; administration
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
agricultural land; farmland
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
tea plantation; tea field
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
bank; banking institution
financial institutions; banking facilities
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
to increase; to add to; to augment
service industry; service sector
laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
cooperation; collaboration
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
thousands; several thousand
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
dealing with; coping with