self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
nuclear power plant; nuclear power station
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to move forward; to move on
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
society; public; community; social studies
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
competitiveness; competitive edge; competitive power
if it is the case that ...
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pass (of time); to elapse
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
amount of money; sum of money
as (for); for; in the capacity of
largest ever; biggest; record
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
price decline; fall in price
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
economical; comparatively cheap