to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
common people; ordinary people; masses
processed goods; finished goods
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
craftsman; skilled artisan
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
both armies; both teams; both sides
strategic resources; strategic materials
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
to ask a question; to ask questions
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
declaration; statement; proclamation
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student