one eye; discerning eye; excellent judgement
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
living thing; organism; creature; biology
existence; being; life; survival
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
becoming active; increase in activity
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to be contrary to one's expectations
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
to care for someone; to look after someone
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
offering a cup (of sake) in return
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
forced laugh; forced smile
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
economic ideology; (school of) economic thought
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
advance (e.g. of Japanese exports) into overseas markets
economic independence; self-sufficiency; autarky
business trip; official trip
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
rating; ranking; grading; classification
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour