factory; plant; mill; workshop
general inspection; complete overhaul
using every trick (in the book)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
considerably; fairly; quite
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
possession; retention; maintenance
comparatively; relatively
only recently; just of late
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to repeat; to be frequent
how long; how far; how much
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
supply; provision; raising; procurement
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be worried; to be troubled
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to be prolonged; to drag on
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
different opinion; objection
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)