blistering heat; "major heat" solar term (approx. July 23)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
fate; chance; relationship; tie
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
thick amazake; thick sweet sake
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
Itou Noe (1895-1923.9.16)
regiment of military policemen
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
counter for generations; epoch
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
displeasure; offense; offence; disliking
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
passion; temper; irritability
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
revision; amendment; alteration
Peace Preservation Act (1925)
national polity; National Athletic Meet
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond