route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
Japanese company (business, firm)
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
every place; various places
shop; small store; business; firm
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
declaration of a state of emergency
official announcement; proclamation
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
public order and morals; social standards; public policy
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
negative statute; law against something
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
student (esp. a university student)
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
don't you think?; indicates question
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing