requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
government; administration
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
honor; honour; credit; prestige
(social) position; status
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
great wealth; enormous fortune
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
export; exportation; efferent
foreign; abroad; overseas
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down