infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to hide; to conceal oneself
in the background; not standing out
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
(small) stone; rock; pebble
simply put; putting it simply
utmost limits; extremity; limit
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
food; food products; foodstuffs
import; importation; introduction; afferent
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
amount used; quantity consumed; usage
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
economic superpower; economic powerhouse
export; exportation; efferent
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
philanthropic activity; charity work
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to arrive; to come to pass
our country; our land; one's own country
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much