glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
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.)
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
financial power; financial means; wealth
to have an eye on; to zero in on
(arch.) sky; cloud; distant place; high place; imperial court
legal drug; unregulated drug
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
sales; selling; marketing
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
in succession; one by one
opinion; point of view; visual point
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to continue to do; to persist in doing
because of; owing to; due to
to not take seriously; to take lightly
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
such ... as; or some such