economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
each nation; many nations; many countries
development; exploitation
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
international border dispute
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
founder; organizer; organiser
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to lend an ear to; to listen to
whispering into a person's ear
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to fall off; to tumble down
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
adherent; devotee; believer
stopping functioning; being out of service
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit