public works; public-works projects; public utilities
Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)
gross domestic product; GDP
ripple effect; spillover effect; propagation effect
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
limiting conditions; constraint
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
much less; to say nothing of
import; importation; introduction; afferent
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to repeat; to do something over again
economic comeback (rebound, recovery, turnaround)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
of course; certainly; naturally
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
urban area; urban district
population ageing (aging)
emerging market; emerging nation; emergent nation; developing country; developing nation
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state