natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
three kinds; three varieties
rather; better; instead; if anything
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
company president; manager; director
medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs; pharmaceuticals; medicine
medical apparatus; medical instruments
sharing; share (on social media); market share
eurozone; euro zone; euro area
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
global scale; worldwide scale
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
financial difficulties (for an organization or business)
big corporation; major firm; leading company
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
cut; reduction; curtailment
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
(death from) starvation; starving to death
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
chain; series; connection; linkage
war; fighting; fierce competition
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon