economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
good-looking; fair; beautiful
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
volume-sales electronics retailer; electronics retail store
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
every year; yearly; annually
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
pocket tissue; small package of tissues
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
influence (on someone); inspiration
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to discharge (e.g. effluent)