economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to name; to call; to christen; to term
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
bargain; good buy; budget
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
hoarding; storing away (without using)
room for growth; potential; promise
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
meditation; contemplation
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
tailor's (shop); dressmaker's shop; tailor; dressmaker
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to be exhausted; to be worn out
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
limited stocks; limited lines; limited supplies
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
war situation; progress of a battle
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict