(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
-less; lacking; non-existing
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
attendance; participation; presence
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
instruction; direction; briefing
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
in succession; one by one
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
trend of the times; way things are going
establishment (of a business); founding
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
every year; yearly; annually
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
incident; affair; happening; event