to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
to not take seriously; to take lightly
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
expiry date (esp. on food); expiration date; use-by date
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
trend of the times; way things are going
accommodation fees; hotel charges; room charges
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
bank; banking institution
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
iron hammer; crushing blow
to establish; to formulate
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
global scale; worldwide scale
world economy; international economy
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
scarabaeid beetle; Mimela splendens (metallic-green scarabaeid beetle)
to become mentally unstable; to suffer from mental illness
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
to be kind to; to treat kindly
money in one's possession
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
trio; gang of three; threesome
letter of resignation; request for retirement
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget