small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
as; because; with; due to
separation of farmers and samurai (system in effect from the Azuchi-Momoyama period until the Edo period)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
political measures; policy
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
sympathy; compassion; pity
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)