year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
failure; mistake; blunder
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
establishment (of a business); founding
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
precision equipment; delicate equipment
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
electronic parts (components)
main force; chief object; mainline
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
10,000,000,000; ten billion
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to concern; to be related
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
rocket engine; rocket motor
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
by means of; due to; because of; according to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
in a day; in a brief space of time
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion