drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
depression; recession; slump
donation; contribution; endowment
decrease; reduction; decline
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
company; corporation; workplace
accounting; administration (of money)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
soccer club (at a school); football club
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
personal grudge; personal enmity
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
match; game; bout; contest
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
tabletop game; table game