fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
10,000,000,000; ten billion
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
surely; upon my word; by Jove; (with neg) by no means; never
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
advocate; defender; champion; backer
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
show tent; circus tent; freak show
ignorant of the ways of the world
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; (lit.) if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; mutual back-scratching
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
carbon fiber; carbon fibre
position; location; base; point; site
under control (e.g. of territory)