consumption tax rate; sales tax rate; VAT rate
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
per person; per capita; per head
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
another thing; other things; another man's property
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
daihinmin; daifugō; card game similar to President
disparate society; stratified society
developed country; advanced country
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
glorious; honourable; splendid
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
Asian mist (illegal maneuver); (arch.) evil fog
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
coquettish voice (of a woman); seductive squeal; alluring cry
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
(unfolded) thin sheet of paper; 200-character writing paper; paper money; note
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
attractive male voice; sexy male voice
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
amount of light; quantity of light