pair; the two; both persons; both things
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
total amount (of money); total sum; sum total
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
chief; main; principal; major
financial market; money market
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
Ministry of the Environment
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
nothing but; none other than
executives; top management; governing body
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
indirection; indirectness
another kind; different kind; distinct species