affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
steamship; steamboat; steamer
government property; government owned
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
full of troubles, difficulties
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
central head office; home head office; flagship store
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
alma mater clique; old school tie
joint enterprise; joint venture
individualism; egoism; selfishness
patriarch; patriarchal; patriarchic
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
Japanese household legal structure (1898-1947)
Hozumi Yatsuka (1860.3.17-1912.10.5)
death; the late; the deceased
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
rights accruing to the head of a household (according to laws now obsolete)
support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
succession to headship of a family
senior; elder; person older than oneself
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
inheritance; succession to property
chastity; virtue; fidelity