throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
extermination; annihilation
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
having lost face; in a bind
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
catering; (food) delivery
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
around the world; throughout the world
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
newspaper reporter; print journalist
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
living thing; organism; creature; biology
freedom; free; open; unrestricted