to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
securities exchange; stock exchange; bourse
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
kanji "grass radical" (radical 140); grass crown
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to correct oneself; to restate
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
to anticipate; to foresee
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
muddy water; red-light district
place of origin (of a plant or animal species, etc.); natural habitat; original home; place of origin (of manufactured goods)
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
parents' partiality for their children; parents overvaluing their children
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
blank space; margin; blank canvas
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to feel inferior; to feel small
seventh day of the month; seven days
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
correction; looking over; touching up
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation