disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (of rooms); suite
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
successor; replacement; second wife
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
returning to the United States; kibei; Japanese-American children (nisei) born prior to WWII who were sent to Japan for schooling before returning to America
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
large; gland; ground (e.g. land, electrical, base material of textiles, etc.)
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
alone; unaided; away from home
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
war; fighting; fierce competition
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence