to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
type of occupation; occupational category
Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
10,000,000,000; ten billion
personal funds; one's own money; self-funding
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
enterprising man; businessman; industrialist
Republic of China (Taiwan); ROC
Constitutional Nationalist Party (1910-1922); Guomindang (Chinese Nationalist Party); Kuomintang
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
Taiwanese person; Taiwanese people
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
private funds; own funds; private property
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to graduate from a university