commerce; trade; business
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
introductory article; advertisement
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to come to (a serious state); to reach
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
incorporation; assimilation; internalization; making part of oneself
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
situated deep in the mountains
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
Nagano (city, prefecture)
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
along; parallel to; in accordance with