ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
lucky adventurer; adventurer who takes advantage of troubled times; soldier of fortune
Kwantung Army (Japanese armed forces in Manchukuo)
transport ship; troop ship
to have a narrow escape from death
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
house of a prince of the blood
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
post-war recovery; post-war reconstruction
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
to kick over; to kick down
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
summoning of a sworn witness (court, Diet); subpoena
tiger's den; jaws of death; dangerous place
to escape from; to get out
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world