short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
deformity; distortion; disability; word written at the end of a letter
Manchuria and Inner Mongolia
woollen fabric; woollen cloth
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
manner of using one's hands
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
military of the Empire of Japan
slightly; a little; barely; narrowly; only; just
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
funny story; funny anecdote
democracy; democratic nation
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
Nazism; national socialism
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
Potsdam Declaration (July 26, 1945 statement establishing the terms of a Japanese surrender)
democratization; democratisation
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
cruel; merciless; pitiful; tragic; breaking a religious precept without shame
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to approach the year end; to be jammed tight