interval; break; rift (in clouds)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
even though; despite; when
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
way; method; means; resource; course
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
chief; main; principal; important
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
locational advantage; advantageous position
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
terrain; geographical features; topography