national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
marine transport; carriage by sea
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
center; centre; metropolis
foreign settlement; concession; reservation (e.g. American Indian)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
dividing into four; quartering
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
legal; lawful; legitimate
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
gossip; corner of the mouth
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
self-destructive; self-defeating; suicidal
battle royal; battle royale (genre)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to gain fame; to make one's name
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
gangsta (subgenre of rap music)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
great wealth; enormous fortune
decline; fall; decay; withering
way; course; the only way
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
testimony; (verbal) evidence