all-America; pan-American; all of America
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
double; twice (as much); twofold
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
down-market; popular; mass-market
general public; the masses
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
small amount (of money); small sum
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
impossible; unlikely; improbable
riskiness; (level of) danger
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
cheap article; poor quality article
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
record high; all-time high
business; trade; operations; sales
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
derailment; digression; deviation
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to claim victims; to cause casualties
railroad; railway; rail transport
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
several years; a few years
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices