direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
boom (development, sales, etc.)
one day; (on) a certain day
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
in the same manner as before; the same as always
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
point in common; common feature
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to offer a (monetary) prize
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to shoulder responsibility
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself