Vocabulary

the industrial world

popularity; favour; favor; reception

fundamental principles; main lines

this place; here

Japan's best; number one in Japan

putting off (doing); postponement; delaying

western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)

original inhabitant; aboriginal

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

sale; selling

Hon'inbō; Honinbo; grandmaster

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

to wrap up; to pack; to bundle; to do up

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

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough

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

aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor

huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large

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

festival; feast; matsuri