economic; financial; fiscal
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
hipbone; innominate bone; fortitude; perseverance; endurance
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
your daughter; young woman
Eurasian continent; Eurasia
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
derivation; development; offshoot
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
visualization; visualisation
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
Roman mythology; Roman myths
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
course; route; path; process; stages
only recently; just of late
final; eventual; ultimate
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
last night; yesterday evening
key (on a piano, organ, etc.)
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to do something spiteful as one leaves; to take a parting shot at; (lit.) to kick sand (at someone) with one's hind legs
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude