giant tsunami; giant tidal wave
state-owned enterprise; SOE
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to establish; to formulate
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
very good luck; excellent fortune
south-southwest; south-south-west
to use up all one's strength
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
exaltation; emotional uplift
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky
changeable; unsettled; inconstant; fickle (e.g. weather)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with