state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
building time; construction period
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
moratorium; period of grace; extension (of time, e.g. to make payments); postponement (of social responsibility); immaturity; not having developed emotional maturity
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
financials; on the funding (capital) side
10,000,000,000; ten billion
declaration; proclamation; announcement
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
investment; contribution; financing
kimono fabrics shop; draper
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
twice; again; second time
negotiations; discussions; connection
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to relax; to feel at home
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
primary school; elementary school; grade school
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
traditional; conventional
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
in accordance with; according to
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity