valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
cut; reduction; curtailment
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
government worker; public servant; civil servant
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
depression; recession; slump
shrinkage; contraction; economy; retrenchment
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
middle class; bourgeoisie
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
1,000,000; one million; million; many
worldwide financial crisis; global depression
gross real national product; real GNP; RGNP
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
in the following manner; as follows
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
economic comeback (rebound, recovery, turnaround)
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
autobahn (highway in Germany, Austria and Switzerland)
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
antidepression policy; antirecession policy; counterrecession policy; economic recovery policy; remedy for depression
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through