investment; contribution; financing
to provide with funds; to fund; to advance some capital; to furnish with funds
finished product; finished goods; completed article
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
great difference; major mistake
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
good-quality; superior in quality
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
wall clock; grandfather clock
to relax; to feel at home
to say; to be pleased to say
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
(only) one option; one possible choice
installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
hot topic; talk of the town
information transfer; information transmission
kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)
heading; headline; index; headword
near; nearby; not far off
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage
guess; conjecture; surmise
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt