real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
source of funds; resources; finances
national debt; national securities; government bonds; government securities
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
military force; military strength
science and technology; scientific technique
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding
manufacturing plant; production facility
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
factory; plant; mill; workshop
import; importation; introduction; afferent
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
to invite in; to show someone in
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication