check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
to bring back; to restore
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
company; corporation; workplace
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to blunt; to dull; to weaken
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
annual revenue (government); annual income (government); budget receipts
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
delivering from sin; succor; succour
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
police; police officer; police station
armaments; military preparations
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; JSPS
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
together with; same; both; all; including ...
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself