offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
highest level; high-water mark
to maintain; to continue to have
though one didn't intend (expect) to
internal conditions; true state of affairs
counter for collections or assemblies of flat objects (e.g. CDs, DVDs, etc.)
middle period; medium-term
worldwide financial crisis; global depression
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
share (in a company); stock
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
index; index number; exponent (e.g. in floating-point representation); characteristic
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
various countries; several countries
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
scale; scope; plan; structure
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
our country; our land; one's own country
sinking into deep thought; sinking to the depths; contemplation