zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
generation; the world; the age
vitality; energy; dynamism
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
materials; data; document
strong-willed; strong of heart
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
no matter how much time passes
how can (one) do something
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
settlement; solution; resolution
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to be made angry; to fly into a rage