water vapour; water vapor; steam
to fight each other; to clash
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to love and be loved back; to love and be loved in return; to give and receive love
committing suicide by slitting one's throat
one grain; one drop; one bead
sudden outbreak; accidental; incidental
outside the boat (ship, spaceship, etc.); outboard; extravehicular
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
amplitude; (degree of) instability; volatility; fluctuation
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
principal; capital; income-producing assets
total amount (of money); total sum; sum total
giant tsunami (over 3m in height according to the JMA definition); giant tidal wave
state-owned enterprise; SOE
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to establish; to formulate
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
very good luck; excellent fortune