expenditure; disbursement; expenses
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
thereupon; therefore; because of that
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
format; procedure; way of proceeding
multiplication table; times table
thorough; exhaustive; complete
special selection; finest pick; top pick
(historical) investigation
equality; impartiality; evenness
colonization; colonisation
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
science and technology; scientific technique
peace talks; peace negotiations
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
enactment; establishment; creation
civilized person; civilized people
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
term of validity; period for which something is valid (e.g. ticket)
constitution; rules; regulation
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
proclamation; promulgation
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
diplomatic message sent by a head of state; sovereign letter; book written in Japanese (as opposed to Chinese, etc.); Japanese book; national literature (of Japan)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
arrangement; pact; agreement