to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to increase; to add to; to augment
confidence; trust; faith; credit
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
military force; military strength
economic strength; economic power; economic might
science and technology; technology; scientific techniques
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding
manufacturing plant; production facility
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
factory; plant; mill; workshop
import; importation; introduction; afferent
to be profitable; to yield a profit
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
leadership; initiative; spearhead
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
such; this sort of; like this
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
to invite in; to show someone in
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
performance of one's official duties
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind