safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
investment; contribution; financing
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to approach; to draw near
that's the way it is; such is life
no return (e.g. after buying something at an auction)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
entrepreneur; person who starts a new business
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
failure; mistake; blunder
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
allotment; apportionment; share; dividend
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
final; eventual; ultimate
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
good prospects; full of hope; promising
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to sell off; to sell completely
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling