beautiful face; good looks; beauty
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
writer; author; literary person; one who lives from writing
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
the opposite sex; isomerism
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
eagle (Accipitridae family)
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
second week's memorial services
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
inheritance; succession to property
billboard; advertising sign
undiscovered; not found; unexplored
Maya (ancient Indian tribe in Central America)
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
visual confirmation; sighting
archeological world (archaeological); world of archeology; archeological circles
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
new zaibatsu (formed after the Meiji period)
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
aviator; flying ace; birdman
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
at precisely that time; at exactly that moment; just then; right then
major recession; serious (economic) depression; Great Depression