(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
landowner; landlord; landlady
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
business world; business circles
to throw oneself (into an activity)
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
food; food products; foodstuffs
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
company; corporation; workplace
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
to go with the flow; to go with the times
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
property; fortune; means; assets
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
election campaign fund; electoral funds
property; fortune; assets
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation