thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
way; method; means; resource; course
high heels; high-heeled shoes
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
flight; desertion; escape
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
surroundings; environs; circumference
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
(finishing something) suddenly; abruptly
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
upright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to relax; to feel at home
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
new town (esp. planned satellite towns of Osaka Prefecture); new housing development
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
bubble economy (of Japan, 1986-1991)
rising tide; incoming tide; flood tide; surge (in popularity, power, etc.); upswing
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
prime contract work; prime contractor
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
job; work; duties; trade; skill
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation