to increase; to add to; to augment
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
graduate recruitment; employment of new graduates
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
consequence; outcome; result; blame
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
system; institution; organization; organisation
maintenance; preservation; improvement
meaning; significance; sense
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
joint together; opposite; facing
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
convenient; handy; useful
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
how long; how much; to what extent
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
in that way; thus; so; so?
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; momentous; essential; principal; major