make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
handicraft; industrial art object
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
in this manner; in this way; like this
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
beginning (of a century, etc.)
waist; waistline; waist measurement
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
forcibly; against one's will
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to pull in (fish); to land
switching over to; migration; transition
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
reaching; attaining; arrival
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
establishment; settlement
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
as; because; with; due to
at that time; in those days
brand name; trade name; product name
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline