being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
system; institution; organization; organisation
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
household; home; family; housekeeping
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
estimate (of costs); budget
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
single word; a few words; brief comment
vice-minister; undersecretary
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
economic; financial; fiscal
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
to accept; to receive; to agree
such; like that; that sort of; very
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
worry; fear; anxiety; concern