to play a leading role; to play a central part
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
founder; originator; pioneer
pride; dignity; self-respect
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
column (of data); column (used in distillation, column chromatography, etc.)
array; muster; line-up; full force
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
because; for; the reason why is ...
otherwise; or else; if not
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
central part; heart (of a city)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
land route; overland route; by land; overland
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
agricultural land; farmland
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
fishing industry; fishery
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
crops; agricultural produce
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to use X as a selling point
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
northern part; the north (of a region)
southern part; the south (of a region)