quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
again; once more; a second time
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
depression; recession; slump
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to close (one's eyes); to shut
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
small business; micro-enterprise; microenterprise