on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to bend; to warp; to curve
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
rather; better; instead; if anything
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
such; this sort of; like this
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to recall; to remember; to recollect
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
worldwide financial crisis; global depression
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
chief vassal; senior statesman