this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
prior investment; upfront investment
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
number of cases, incidents, items, messages, accounts, etc.
growing (graph rising to the right); increasing; soaring; expanding
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
two persons; two people; pair; couple
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
world; society; people; the public
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to pass (of time); to elapse
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
youngest daughter (of a good family)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling