rule; reign; government; governing
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
Japanese person; Japanese people
pre-war days; before the war
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
war; fighting; fierce competition
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
one's home country; one's homeland
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
after a long time; for the first time in a while
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)