ordinary; sensible; commonplace
turmoil; chaos; confusion
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
a few years ago; some years back
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(economic) depression; recession; slump
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
town; city; municipal; urban
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
sovereign; ruler; head of state
simmer; bubble out; flow out
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
two equal parts; exactly two parts
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts