to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
annual revenue (government); annual income (government); budget receipts
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
(period of) a year; during an era
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
rejection; negation; voting down
joint committee of both houses
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
public debt; public bond; government securities
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
cost of social security; social welfare spending
medical care; medical treatment
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
debt-servicing costs; expenditure for servicing government bonds
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
in comparison to; rather than
(bank) balance; remainder
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
tax allocated to local governments
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)