thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
a long time ago; in those days
oil crisis (esp. 1973 OPEC oil crisis); oil shock
economic world; financial circles; business community
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
consumer electronics; home appliances
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
our country; our land; one's own country
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
wherein; therein; thereinto
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
don't you think?; indicates question
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)