failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
aggregate amount of indebtedness
postwar period; period after Second World War
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
while; even though; despite
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
have a good day; take care; see you
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
people; men and women; each person; everybody
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
how; in what way; how about
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
scenery; scene; landscape
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
estimate (of costs); budget
concrete; tangible; material
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth