to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
scandal; deplorable event
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
establishment (of a business); founding
traditional; conventional
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to take over; to hand over
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
body and soul; mind and body
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of