chain-reaction bankruptcy; chain bankruptcy
to attract; to be used to
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
hat rack; hat stand; hat peg
patterns of thinking; train of thought
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
deceptive methods; questionable means
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
Supreme Military Council (1898-1945)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
draw (in competition); tie game
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
job separation rate; job turnover
last position; previous job; predecessor
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
job satisfaction exploitation; trading off wages against "rewards"
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine