economic; financial; fiscal
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
adjudication of bankruptcy
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to live; to make a living; to get on with
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
economic conditions; economic situation; financial situation; financial circumstances
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
be (that) as it may; having said that
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
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.)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
Hundred Years War (1337-1453)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
Bourbon Dynasty (France, Spain, etc.)
pressure; oppression; suppression
Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
American War of Independence (1775-1783); American Revolution
support; backing; aid; assistance
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon