gross domestic product; GDP
results announcement; earnings call
large-scale disaster; major disaster
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
doorknob; door knob; door handle
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
not long has passed since ...
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
that country; (arch.) nirvana
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
knitting; knitted material; crochet
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
confusion; mixing; merger
role; duty; position; part
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
omen; sign; notice; indication
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
(having an) overactive imagination; tendency to get lost in one's imagination
to rant and rave; to raise hell
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable