Vocabulary

24 hours; twenty-four hours

Gulf War (1990); Persian Gulf crisis

year-before period; corresponding period of previous year; same period a year ago

same period of last year; the same month a year ago; year-ago month

interphase; interkinesis; midcycle

head office; general office

land taxation system

rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)

real estate tax; fixed assets tax; property tax

regional bank

market sentiment (stock market); market tone

lot area; site area; plottage; lot size

prize-winning ticket; winning lottery ticket

overseas Japanese bank

Large-scale Retail Stores Act

minor fluctuations (e.g. in a market); small movements

paper loss; appraisal loss; loss resulting from revised valuation

paper profit; appraisal gain; profit accrued from revised valuation

profit-taking sale; profit-taking selling

overnight call; loan repaid the next day

short-term rate of interest

whole financial year; full business year

inflation fear; inflation worries

total operating expenses; total project cost; general expenses

waste treatment facility; WTF; waste disposal and treatment facility

haze near the water

tea gathering

différance

extended shinjitai; unofficial simplified forms of kanji not included in the jōyō list

overeating; gorging; guzzling

old man; old-timer; old fogey

young woman who acts like an old man

female delinquent

50cc motorbike

puffed-up sleeves

becoming aware; understanding; comprehension

female juvenile delinquent

African American

civil rights movement (esp. American)

hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)