Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; OECD
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
review; reconsideration; revision
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
plant and equipment; production facilities; manufacturing equipment
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
reconstruction funds; reconstruction money
multiplier effect (econ.)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
January; first month of the lunar calendar
the Great Hanshin Earthquake (January 17, 1995)
(political) administration; political power
employment (long term); hire