financial panic; economic crisis; economic crash
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
older brother; elder brother
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
aggression; invasion; raid
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
river; stream; River; the ... river
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
scattered here and there; at intervals
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to face on; to look out on to
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
new; newly made; newly-built ship; new boat; unmarried woman of about 20; newly-married woman
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
appendicitis; typhlitis; cecitis
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
party; gang; company; squad
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
Datsun (motor car from Nissan Motor Company)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
women's group; women's association
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining