counting the revenues and expenditures; counting the gains and losses
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
conflict; fighting each other
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
fifth day of the month; five days
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
museum (esp. in memory of a person or event); memorial hall
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
regular customer; general audience; general public
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
ninth day of the month; nine days
rather; better; instead; if anything
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
going through; going via; going by way of
national border; provincial border
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
chief; main; principal; important
cargo; freight; money or assets
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
workshop; studio; atelier
large number (of); many; majority
operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.); work
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
participation; joining; entry; adherence
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
expiration of term of office
exemption; exoneration; discharge
seventh day of the month; seven days
material (data) for one's research; research material
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
in order; sequential; seriatim
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
cheap article; poor quality article