economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
art of war; strategy; tactics
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
self-affirmation; self-approval
property; fortune; means; assets
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
outrageous lie; outright lie
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
silence; stillness; quietness
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to be consistent; to be coherent
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
Ptolemaic theory; geocentric model; geocentrism
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
be (that) as it may; having said that
troublesome; annoying; complicated
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing