to be profitable; to yield a profit
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
(private) investigation company; research agency
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
disputed territory; conflict area
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
degree of familiarity; popularity
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
government and people; government and private sector; public and private sector
hedge; fence; border; limit
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
health (concerns, reasons, etc.)
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to take someone's life; to kill someone
armed might; military power; the sword; force
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
number of persons; personnel
inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
resignation (from a position)
monolith; large slab of rock
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
worldwide financial crisis; global depression
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper