(on) one's own; (by) oneself
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
auctioning off; selling off
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to offer for sale; to put on the market
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
Europe and America; the West
to play a central role; to take a leading part
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
eccentric; crank; oddball