Imperial Family; Imperial Household
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
one end; an end; part; fragment
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
contempt for Japan; anti-Japanese sentiment
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
great and small; in detail; all
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
progress; being under way
each and all; every single one; everybody
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
Japanese style; Japanese fashion
deformity; distortion; disability; word written at the end of a letter
popular will; will of the people
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
many; numerous; various; large number of
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado