Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
to jump up and down; to hop
military or naval register; muster roll
Karafuto (Japanese name for Sakhalin)
imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
bishop (chess piece); bishop
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
major powers of the world; great powers
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
military of the Empire of Japan
last ray of hope; only hope
every evening; night after night
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
carelessly; inattentively
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
Europe and America; the West
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
physical work; manual labour (labor)