easy; simple; there's no way that ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
bank; banking institution
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
president (of a society); chairman
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
historic; historical; traditional
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
craftsman; skilled artisan
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
notice; attention; observation
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
transactions; dealings; business
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
author; writer; novelist; artist
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned