subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
cut; reduction; curtailment
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
without; unless; have to do
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
settlement; permanent residency
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
firm promise; definite promise
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
stranger; tramp; wanderer
floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants); island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
to begin; to set about; to start
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
blood, sweat and tears; (lit.) sweat of blood
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
income; receipts; revenue
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
every place; various places
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
receiving; acceptance; reception
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
current profits; ordinary profit; income before income taxes; ordinary income; operating income
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
proper; respectable; decent; honest
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death