revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
modernization; modernisation
several years; a few years
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
the future; future prospects
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
disorder; disturbance; unrest
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
trend of the times; way things are going
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
on countless occasions; many a time
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
the positive and the negative
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
opposite side; other side
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
lately; recently; nowadays
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
coherence; order; focus; point
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material