form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
instability; insecurity; crankiness
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
bodily sensation; sense; experience
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to complain; to make a complaint
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
small change; coins; small sum of money
to collect; to assemble; to gather
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
a long time ago; in those days
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range