economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
at that time; in those days
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at first; in the beginning; originally
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
since one was born; (in) all one's life
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)