approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
very interesting; of great interest
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
absence; disregard; indifference
engagement; business; affair; use; need
small change; coins; small sum of money
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
southern part; the south (of a region)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
security firm; security company
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman