economic independence; self-sufficiency; autarky
railroad track; rail line
industrial area; industrial zone
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
hybrid language; pidgin; hybrid word; portmanteau word
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
dozens; scores of; decades
professional boxer; prizefighter
clay; clay pigeon shooting; clay target
official announcement; proclamation
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
public opinion poll; straw poll
quinquennial; recurring every five years
personality cult; cult of personality
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
Red Army (Soviet Union, 1918-1946); Workers' and Peasants' Red Army; Japanese Red Army; JRA
Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986)