riches; wealth; resources; lottery
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
purification; refining; simplification
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
womb; uterus; parent body; base; basis
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
maximization; maximisation
essence; kernel; spirit; pith
(present) head of a family
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
next term; next period; next version; next release
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
factional infighting (conflict); antagonism between factions
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to satisfy (one); to meet (one's) desire
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
light; lamp; obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)