oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
war; fighting; fierce competition
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
anything and everything; just about everything
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
almost every day; almost daily
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
austerity plan; austerity program; austerity programme
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
strict observance (of rules, regulations, etc.); strict adherence; conscientious practice (of good habits, etc.); diligent execution (e.g. of duties); sticking to (e.g. a routine)
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
current expenses; operating costs
mutual agreement; understanding; common consent
to become calm (of one's mind, feelings, etc.); to calm down
true intention; underlying motive
for example; for instance; e.g.
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
8000; eight thousand; many
prosperous (economic) conditions; favourable conditions; (economic) boom; thriving business; brisk market
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
tightening; shrinkage; contraction; (economic) curtailment; retrenchment; austerity
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)