to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
imperial court; royal court
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
economic crisis; financial crisis
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
Imperial Family; Imperial Household
source of funds; resources; finances
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
real estate tax; fixed assets tax; property tax
successive promotion; gradual progression; rising step by step; increasing progressively (of income tax, etc.)
system; institution; organization; organisation
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
excess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.); going over
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
reform; reformation; reorganization
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
world-destroying conflagration