copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
Nimu (Jammu & Kashmir); Nym
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
contest; comparison; competition
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
requisition; commandeering; conscription
urban areas; the streets; town; city
contraband (goods); prohibited goods
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
shady; underhanded; questionable
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
otherwise; or else; if not
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
indirection; indirectness
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
microscopic; infinitesimal
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage