selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
monetary tightening; credit squeeze; credit crunch
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
group of companies; combine
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to rank next to; to come after
enterprise; business; company; corporation
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
ago; since; before; previous
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
(former) Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry); MITI
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
should; must; -able; probably; likely
unprofitable business operation
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into