origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
Federal Reserve Bank (USA)
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
market capitalization; market capitalisation; market cap
thousands; several thousand
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
concealment; suppression; hiding
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
complication; confusion; disorder
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
(find) common (meeting) ground