trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
export; exportation; efferent
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
item; commodity; list of articles
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
blow; shock; strike; batting
competitiveness; competitive edge; competitive power
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to feel depressed; to be down
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
school of one's (first, second) choice
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
library (usu. single-room); small library
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
jealousy; roasted rice cake
coming out (as gay, etc.)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)