economic boom created by the Tokyo Olympic Games (1962-1964)
mammonist; money-worshipper
correction fluid; correcting fluid; white-out; Wite-Out; Tipp-Ex; Liquid Paper
instigator; originator; initiator; torch bearer; incendiary; agitator
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
education world or circles
out of sight; out of eyeshot
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
non-fruit-bearing flower; something that is flashy with no content
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
regarding as an enemy; treating as an enemy
whether one wants to or not; without choice
charge for a meal (usu. at school); school lunch fee
counterclockwise rotation; anti-clockwise rotation; CCW
sincerity; true heart; devotion
leaving everything to someone else
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
diastrophism; movement and deformation of the earth's crust; upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
right in the midst of; right at the height of
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose; bright golden yellow; gold coin (formerly used in Japan)
being the runner-up; finishing second