use; utility; profit; gain
relic from an earlier age; something extremely outmoded
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
magnanimous in one's attitude of mind; grand in one's idea or mind-set
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
degenerate monk; corrupt priest
clergyman; churchman; clergy
law and order; discipline
to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
(licensed) red light district
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
commander-in-chief; generalissimo
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
National Mobilization Law (1938)
showing special confidence and courtesy (to someone, often to convince them to take a post, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do; terrible; dreadful; frightening
right?; don't you think?; don't you agree?
networking; making contacts
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
businessman; industrialist
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
powerful family; powerful clan
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors