countermeasures against unemployment; relief measures for the unemployed
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
financial panic; financial crisis
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
related industries; associated industries
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
overseas (a foreign) market
sacrifice sale; selling at a loss; dumping; clearance sale
accumulation of (undelivered) freight; freight congestion; accumulation of (unsold) goods; accumulation of stock; stockpile of goods
bad debt; nonperforming loan
cause of a disease; root of an evil
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
economic comeback (rebound, recovery, turnaround)
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
changing into cash; encashment; cashing
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
Kataoka Naoharu (1859.10.13-1934.5.21)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
moratorium; period of grace; extension (of time, e.g. to make payments); postponement (of social responsibility); immaturity; not having developed emotional maturity
payment moratorium; extension on payment; respite for payment
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
owner; possessor; holder; carrier
The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; JCCI
women's liberation movement