capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
immorality; iniquity; impropriety
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to be reflected in a mirror
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
international community; international society
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
frequency; rate of occurrence
developed country; advanced country
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
lowest level; minimum level; ground floor
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
washing machine; (clothes) washer
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
comfort; consolation; diversion
companion; partner; spouse
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
love scene; bedroom scene; sex scene
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
unsafe day (when unprotected sex can to lead to conception)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...