bubble era (of Japan; 1986-1991)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to distract oneself; to take one's mind off one's worries
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
association; union; guild
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda