successively; one after another
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase
activity; briskness; prosperity
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
many problems; various problems
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
foreword; preface; prefatory note
new phase; new aspect; new stage; new situation
chastity; virtue; fidelity
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
honesty; sincerity; frankness
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
since then; from that time; ever since
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
ladies' magazine; women's magazine
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker