development; exploitation
district; section; sector
energy; military strength
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
land and sea; army and navy
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
fort; stronghold; fortification
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
one large ...; a great ...
position; location; base; point; site
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
the other day; some time ago; recently
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
outside world; physical world
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
tall building; high-rise building
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam