Vocabulary

labour and management; labor and management

labor union; labour union; trade union

dependence; reliance

whole life; a lifetime; all through life

salt; common salt; table salt; sodium chloride

traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers

putting in force (a law); putting into operation; putting into effect; enforcement

birth

the number of people

copper (Cu)

southwest

year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

northeast

fashion; trend; vogue; craze; fad; popularity

selling area; counter; section; department; sales floor

sales; demand

memories; recollections; reminiscence

shopping; purchased goods

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

sign; indication; omen; symptom

desert

deadline; closing; cut-off

as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...

kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre

savings

treatment; service; handling; management

price reduction; price cut; reduction in price; markdown

hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home

aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor

last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage

festival; feast; matsuri

world; society; public

(the) positive

purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used

four; 4

finger; toe; digit

needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; pointer; index

policy; measure

after death

dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass