suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
master; teacher; stable master
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
falling below quota; not reaching capacity (e.g. a school having fewer applicants for entrance exams than its quota)
cut; reduction; curtailment
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
military strength; military personnel
touching; moving; painful
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
take the world by storm; to hold sway over the minds of the people
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
adventure story; novel of adventure
to be worried; to be troubled
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
young person; youth; young
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
interwar period (1918-1939)
to go through several printings; to run into several editions
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
depiction; description; portrayal
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
prohibition of sale; ban on sale