alteration; falsification; faking
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to concern; to be related
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
muddy water; red-light district
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence