reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
spiritually rich; good for the soul
(political) administration; political power
new zaibatsu (formed after the Meiji period)
money tree; gold mine; cash cow; jade plant (Crassula ovata); money plant
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
cheating (on one's husband); adultery; male lover (of a married woman); paramour
greeting; a fine thing to say
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
silicon (Si); silicone (synthetic polymer)
to sniff out; to get wind of
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
tap; faucet; tap (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
to be rearranged; to be moved (around); to be changed; to be replaced; to be exchanged; to be switched
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
earmuffs (esp. for hearing protection)
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
coinage; invention of a new word; coined word
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
limited; limiting; restrictive
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
disintegration; self-destruction