forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
company; corporation; workplace
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
tide; current; tendency; trend
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
miniboss; sub-boss; mid-boss; underboss (of a criminal organization)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!