a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
transactions; dealings; business
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
for example; for instance; e.g.
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be profitable; to yield a profit
individual; private person; personal; natural person
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
yen (currency of Japan); circle
capital; funds; seed money; asset
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch