construction industry; construction business
deficit operation; operating at a loss; being in the red
moving into the black; becoming profitable
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
electricity; (electric) light
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
the life of the people; the people's living
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
high dimension; higher dimensions
adherence (to custom, tradition)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to come from; to have roots in
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
generation; the world; the age
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
long hair (usu. of a man)