tacking (in needlework); basting; planting (esp. rice seedlings); discipline; training
007 (James Bond's code in the books and films); double-oh-seven
figured; patterned; figured haori (coat)
to investigate; to consider; to plan; to pat; to rub; to take a sword in one's hand
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
belly landing (of an aircraft); gear-up landing
multinational corporation; transnational corporation
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
merchant of death; arms dealer
secret intelligence; underground information; confidential information; inside information
ballast; heavy material placed low to improve a vessel's stability; ballast; crushed stone, gravel, etc. used on a roadbed or railway track
Zen monk's early morning meal; refreshment; cakes; simple Chinese food; dim sum
a married woman's paramour; lover
refinement; narrowing-down
reverse thrust; retrofiring; sudden mental derangement
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
feeling of food or drink going down one's throat