investment; contribution; financing
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
farming implement; farm tools
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to be smeared; to be covered
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
even more; still more; further
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
payment to the government
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
way (of doing); manner; method; means
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
opposite side; opposition
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
contradiction; inconsistency
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
front entrance; front door
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)