10,000,000,000; ten billion
every month; each month; monthly
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
to make merry; to be festive
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
research thesis; treatise
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to that degree; that much; a lot; very much
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
shōchū highball; cocktail of shōchū with tonic water
another time; some other time
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
big-name brand; brand-name goods
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
outside world; physical world
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
best regards; please take care of; please do