financial muscle; economic clout
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
feeling good; feeling pleasant
high-class restaurant; high-end store
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
aftertaste; later (in line or in turn, etc.)
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
revival; restoration; resuscitation
patient; having a long fuse
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
commencing with; including
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
exemption; exoneration; discharge
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator