that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to gain a victory; to win
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at that time; in those days
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
supply; provision; raising; procurement
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
national debt; national securities; government bonds; government securities
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
advisory body; think tank
gross domestic product; GDP
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)