to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
postwar period; period after Second World War
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
to rally; to make a comeback
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
foreign; abroad; overseas
export; exportation; efferent
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
import; importation; introduction; afferent
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
(present) head of a family
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
former; ex-; earlier times; the past; formerly; previously
tone (of voice); manner of talking
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
grandfather; male senior-citizen
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
looking depressed; long face
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...