to bear (a child); to be born; to produce; to yield; to be produced
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
to need; to require; to take; to demand
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
generation; lifetime; age
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
on business; for business; business purpose
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
marketable securities; stocks and bonds
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
bad karma; sinful deed; evil deed
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
tropical forest; tropical rainforest
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
title of honour; title of honor
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight