interest; rights; concession
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
power balance; balance of power
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
time required; time taken; necessary time
production (e.g. play); direction
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
sampling food; tasting; trying
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
inferior goods; faulty item
measurement error; calculation error
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
failure; rejection; rupture
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work