large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
maintenance; preservation; improvement
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
source of funds; source of money
how much; how many; to what extent
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
financial panic; economic crisis; economic crash
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to play a leading role; to play a central part
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
fundraising; collection of contributions; donating; donation; contribution
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile