bargaining chip; bargaining tool
at your own discretion; as you see fit
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
prior investment; upfront investment
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
killing three birds with one stone
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
to be hesitant; to feel timid
(beautiful) scenery; natural beauty
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
morpho (butterfly, Morpho sp.)
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy