reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
at the last moment; this late in the game
company management; managing a company
headquarters; head office; main office
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
one's possessions; ownership
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
major stockholder; large shareholder
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
Izanagi economic boom (1965-70) of Japan
to go with the flow; to go with the times
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
oil crisis (esp. 1973 OPEC oil crisis); oil shock
collapse of bubble economy; economic bubble burst
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
ago; since; before; previous
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite