at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
pre-war days; before the war
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers); GHQ
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
very recently; in the very recent past
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
close; intimate; on good terms
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
at first; in the beginning; originally
single word; a few words; brief comment
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
settlement; solution; resolution