Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
property; fortune; assets
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
school building; schoolhouse
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery; coal-mine shaft
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
archeologist; archaeologist
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to speak; to hear a voice
European pear (Pyrus communis)
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
caravan; group of people touring to sell, investigate, etc.
to jar; to creak; to grate
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
to shine in (light); to illuminate
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)