matter; affair; issue; matter; material; substance
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)
cut; reduction; curtailment
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
ability; capability; competence; skill
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to turn against; to become an enemy
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
to make one's own; to take possession of
security; stability; safety; peace
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
increase in production; production increase
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
softish; relatively soft; somewhat soft; on the soft side
weak constitution; weak body; weak (organization, system, etc.); feeble
downloadable content; DLC; diamond-like carbon; DLC
tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to write (prose, etc.); to compile (an anthology)
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour