at that time; in those days
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
construction; establishment
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
peerage (in Japan; 1869-1947); nobility; aristocracy
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
by means of; due to; because of; according to
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
bubble economy (of Japan; 1986-1991)
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
anything and everything; just about everything
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
failure; mistake; blunder
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
about; on; regarding; per; for every
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you