to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp
private first-class (army); airman first class (air force); lance corporal (US Marines; Commonwealth military); seaman (navy)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
batman; officer's orderly
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
Toyama (city, prefecture)
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
Pacific needlefish (Strongylura anastomella)
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to detain; to check; to restrain
recollection; reminiscence
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
to bail out (water); to scoop out
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)