underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
utmost limit; extremity; result
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to stay calm; to keep cool
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
prosperous conditions; healthy economy
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
president (of a society); chairman
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to return home loaded with honors; to return as a hero; (lit.) to put on fine clothes
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
way; method; means; resource; course
Shōwa period (1926-1989); Showa period
saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)
commercial spirit; profit motive
magnificent imperial reign
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
vasculum; case for botanical specimens; satchel; small leather bag
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
spiritual awakening; resolution
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
unsettled; pending; unresolved