arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
ago; since; before; previous
military campaign; battle; war
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1654, 1665-1667, 1672-1674)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
world-class; (of) high global reputation
financial market; money market
at first; in the beginning; originally
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
going upstream; sailing against the current
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
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
French and Indian War (1754-1763)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
British territory (possession)
form; method; system; formula
when it becomes; when it comes to
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal