buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
mistress; lover; prostitute
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
separation; divorce; severing of connections
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
amount of money; sum of money
Kwantung Army (Japanese armed forces in Manchukuo)
such; this sort of; like this
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
arrangement; pact; agreement
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to press a question; to cross-examine
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
attack; drive; advance; invasion
as; because; with; due to
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
annulation; ring shape; loop shape
main road; main thoroughfare
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
besides; moreover; in addition
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling