bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
one dance; one game (e.g. of shogi)
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
strange thing; odd thing; how absurd!; preposterous!
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to be profitable; to yield a profit
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
starting (construction) work
longed-for; anxiously awaited
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
command; order; request; order (for an item)
time; season; period; phase; stage
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
rule; reign; government; governing
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
influence; clout; leverage
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
common people; ordinary people; masses
unanticipated; unexpected
to put someone to work; to make someone work
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
foreign enemy; outside invader
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
school principal; headmaster
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed