to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
land route; overland route; by land; overland
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
whole nation; whole land; whole country
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
to check; to stop; to keep back
smuggling; contraband trade
smuggling (during the Edo period); contraband
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
in the city; within the city
to run a shop; to have a shop
operating expenses; budget
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
particularly; only; in the case of
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
advanced; pioneering; cutting-edge
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to be erected; to be built
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
one's way (ahead); one's path
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion