(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received; closed won
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
now that; since; so long as; because
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
yen (currency of Japan); circle
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
sooner or later; in time; eventually
trailing; chasing after; imitation; imitating; clinginess (in babies, toddlers)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
one's whole life; one's lifetime
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to look sour; to look disgusted; to scowl; to frown
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to straighten up; to sit upright
town councillor; town council member
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
to spread; to be propagated