to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to be exhausted; to be tired out
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
match (to light fire with)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to breathe while sleeping
evening; dusk; evening scene; evening landscape; light of the setting sun
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
how long; how far; how much
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
the husband of one's younger sister
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
(political) power; authority; influence
since then; only that (much); the way things were left
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
father and mother; parents
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
violent emotion; passion; fury
central government agencies; central bureaucracy
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
competent authorities; supervisory authority
(former) Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry); MITI
Ministry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
interest; rights; concession