serious condition; critical condition
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
decrease; reduction; decline
to continue (going along some trend)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
revision; amendment; alteration
the Building Standards Act
wooden house; woodframe house
number of households (houses)
Asian countries; Asian nations
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
import; importation; introduction; afferent
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
big corporation; major firm; leading company
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
prior investment; upfront investment
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
beyond that point; after that