pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling; pond
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
but; however; provided that
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
Kwantung Army (Japanese armed forces in Manchukuo)
Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
political measures; policy
to gain fame; to make one's name
such; this sort of; like this
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
arrangement; pact; agreement
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
when it comes to; concerning
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
Judea (southern Palestine); Jews
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with