at that time; in those days
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
originally; by nature; from the start
quick-witted; a flash of brilliance; great wisdom
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
several years; a few years
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
sympathy; empathy; response
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
light; faint; pale; fleeting
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
elegant; lively but restrained; quietly beautiful
difference; discrepancy; variation