eurozone; euro zone; euro area
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
global scale; worldwide scale
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
financial difficulties (for an organization or business)
big corporation; major firm; leading company
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
cut; reduction; curtailment
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
(death from) starvation; starving to death
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
chain; series; connection; linkage
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
war; fighting; fierce competition
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
victim; injured party; sufferer
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)