every place; various places
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
income; receipts; revenue
reduction by half; halving
sharp increase; sudden rise
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to increase; to add to; to augment
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
nothing but; none other than
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
shipping charges; transportation expenses
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
working; in operation; running; active
value of one's property (assets); property (asset) value
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery