reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
buying futures; speculation
to look attractive; to look nice
fixed interval; fixed period
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
serious; severe; grave; acute
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
every single word and phrase; word by word
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
offensive (movement); aggression
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
unprecedented in history; unheard-of; epoch-making
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
top-ranked firm; top-tier corporation; leading company; prestigious company; stellar company
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution