Vocabulary

marine transport; carriage by sea

Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan (Bank of Japan's quarterly economic survey); Tankan survey

Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan (Bank of Japan's quarterly economic survey); Tankan survey

movie set; filming location

deep regret; great disappointment

private placement bond; privately-placed bond; privately-subscribed bonds

shareholder responsibility; stockholder liability

artificial incubation; artificial hatching

private debt

special award; special prize

economic downturn

confidentiality; secrecy

indictment without arrest; house arrest; prosecution without physical restraint

processing service; processing work

gun crime; gun-related crime

all stages; every level; entire sequence

(electronic) jamming

private consulting group; private panel

regaining the lead; turning the tables (again); second reversal

text entry; character entry

to hit the bottom; to bottom out

employment data; employment statistics; jobs data

oldest; most advanced age

final performance; last performance

final game; final games; the finals

lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)

to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with

like water; like it grows on trees

fat; fatty

drapery (e.g. cotton, hemp, etc., as opposed to silk); cloth

draper's shop

branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as a Shinto offering)

name plate on the front of a train, bus, etc.; number plate; rollsign; roll sign

tax exemption for a child under the age of 16

increased tax revenue; tax increases

to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display

ancestors of the Imperial Family

recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour

risk aversion; risk reduction

pinstripe (esp. freehand art)