coloring; colouring; colour development; production of colour
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
industrial spy; industrial espionage
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often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
on bad terms; at loggerheads
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
to become inverted; to become reversed
military authorities; army circles
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
independent state; independent nation
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
start-up company; venture business
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
casting; founding; minting
actual profit; practical use; benefit
several years standing; over several years
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to suck up to; to curry up to someone
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
person who is ignorant outside his field
everyone has a past; every person has their own history
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore