preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
area; region; district; locality
investigation (to determine the cause of something)
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
cruise; navigation; sailing
unceasing; never-ending; endless
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
source of funds; resources; finances
toll; transit fee; transit duty
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
military force; military strength
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
strong nation; powerful country
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
share; portion; quota; cut
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
8th day of the month; eight days
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...