strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
indispensable; essential; necessary
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
transactions; dealings; business
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
our country; our land; one's own country
to bear (a child); to be born; to produce; to yield; to be produced
entirely domestically produced; 100% domestically made
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
export; exportation; efferent
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
one's possessions; ownership
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
account book; register; ledger
letter; missive; note; mail
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
horizon (related to bodies of water)
cruise; navigation; sailing
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
one after another; in rapid succession
transport; transportation
situation; business climate; outlook
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.