dark reddish-brown; liver color
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
person killed in action; the war dead
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
address to the gods; type of song which spread from mountain hermits to the laity during the Kamakura era
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
hosho paper; emperor's message; shogun's message
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
sunny spell during rainy season
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
Iki (former province located on Iki Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Iki (island)
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
Dirty Hands (1948 play by Jean-Paul Sartre)
Lythrum anceps (species of loosestrife)
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof