business world; business circles; (the) industry
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
Potsdam Declaration (July 26, 1945 statement establishing the terms of a Japanese surrender)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
beginning (of a century, etc.)
neighbourly friendship; neighborly friendship
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
university graduate; having graduated from university
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
financial world; business circles
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to be selected (from among many people)
lyricism; description of one's feelings
Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
general-interest magazine
during imprisonment; while in jail
one-state socialism (Stalinist theory); socialism in one country
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
Shimaki Kensaku (1903.9.7-1945.8.17)