Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
spinning mill; cotton mill
many; much; plenty; hardly
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
right (to do something); authority; power
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
at that time; in those days
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
burned down; entirely destroyed
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
heir; inheritor; successor
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
very good luck; excellent fortune
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
and; thereupon; because of that
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
revival; restoration; resuscitation
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
to tumble down; to roll down
to jump upon (a moving object)