talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
Homo economicus; economic human; financial expert; businessperson
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
national debt; national securities; government bonds; government securities
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
progress; advance; improvement; development
speaking of ...; as for ...
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
postwar period; period after Second World War
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street