learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
negotiations; discussions; connection
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
notice; attention; observation
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
medical expenses; doctor's bill
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
foreign; abroad; overseas
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
construction; establishment
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation