to collect; to assemble; to gather
food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
meaning; significance; sense
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
income; receipts; revenue
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
postwar period; period after Second World War
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
in the same way as; just like
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
most part; greater part; majority
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
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)
at that time; in those days
(present) head of a family
quick to seize an opportunity
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
capital; funds; seed money; asset
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
modernization; modernisation
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to increase; to add to; to augment
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence