Spätburgunder (wine grape variety)
voluntary liquidation; voluntary closure (of business)
dicentra (Dicentra peregrina)
Leontopodium japonicum (species of perennial closely related to edelweiss)
economic collapse; economic meltdown
Hokkaido Takushoku Bank, Limited
to be valuable as scrap; to be able to do other work; to have marketable skills
withdrawal of loan credit (e.g. by a bank); retraction of credit; insistence on repayment
aggregate amount of indebtedness
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
Tokyo Stock Exchange; TSE
one never knows (what will happen); there's no telling (what the future holds)
financial statement; statement of accounts
edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum)
collapse of bubble economy; economic bubble burst
chief of the general affairs department (bureau); chief of the executive section
fried potato; French fries; chips
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
Nikkei Stock Average (price)
wintry mountain; mountain that is often climbed during the winter
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
financial institutions; banking facilities
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water