finance business; moneylending business
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
troubled times; turbulent times
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
action of making something; -ification
final; eventual; ultimate
financial institutions; banking facilities
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
modesty; humility; being humble
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
future (usually near); prospects
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
you (plural); all of you; you all
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
rebirth; new birth; nascent
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
10,000,000,000; ten billion
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of