on the street; around town; the world; the public
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
futures; futures contract
transactions; dealings; business
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
without leaving any trace
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
largest company; industry leader
river; stream; River; the ... river
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
depression; recession; slump
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
(Edo-period) town magistrate
world; society; people; the public
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
treatment; handling; arrangement; addition; musical accompaniment (in noh)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
will not do; do not; does not
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
teaching Buddhism; rough person; bullying; ostentatious bravado
hey there; I say; see here
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
warmly; cordially; with tender care