to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
drone; unmanned aircraft; drone
control of the air; air supremacy
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
housing facility; detention facility; internment camp; prisoner-of-war camp; concentration camp; refugee camp
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
spiritually rich; good for the soul
(political) administration; political power
new zaibatsu (formed after the Meiji period)
money tree; gold mine; cash cow; jade plant (Crassula ovata); money plant
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
cheating (on one's husband); adultery; male lover (of a married woman); paramour
greeting; a fine thing to say
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
silicon (Si); silicone (synthetic polymer)
to sniff out; to get wind of