face; honour; honor; appearance; look
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
way (of doing); manner; method; means
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
marine product; marine (e.g. product, animal etc.)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
inheritance; something given or received
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
prosperous conditions; healthy economy
depression; recession; slump
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
trusting too much; overestimating ability
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
this world; this life; world of the living
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to acquire a trade; to learn a vocation
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
almost every day; almost daily
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest