thousands; several thousand
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
many; much; plenty; hardly
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
interruption; suspension; break
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
progress; advance; improvement; development
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
transactions; dealings; business
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
contract; compact; agreement
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
power; authority; jurisdiction