artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
complementary; supplementary
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
ambitious; motivated; willful
everywhere; at every turn
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
derailment; digression; deviation
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
about when; about what time; how soon
to replace; to move; to change the position of
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
to make coffee; to brew coffee
tiring easily; easy to tire
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
personal; individual; private