organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
way of calling (something or someone)
to become used to calling (someone by a certain name)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
worldwide financial crisis; global depression
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
Great Hanshin Earthquake (1995)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
commander; commanding officer; CO
support; backing; aid; assistance
someone (important); person of importance
rescue operation; aid operation; rescue work
to shine a spotlight on; to highlight; to bring attention to
serialization; serialisation; serial story
heedless of danger; braving dangers
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
political measures; policy
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.