economy and society; economic aspects of society
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to object; to protest; to speak; to say; (arch.) hello!; (arch.) is anyone home?
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
ex post facto report; report after the event
battle of words; debate; argument; dispute
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
decline; fall; decay; withering
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
difference; variation; difference
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case
promotion of regional development; encouragement of local development
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on
power; authority; jurisdiction
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
whole nation; whole land; whole country
Ministry of International Trade and Industry (1949-2001); MITI
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; (arch.) second marriage; (arch.) remarriage
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
person concerned; interested party; related party
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender