surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
Transportation Corps (service branch of the Imperial Japanese Army)
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
under; underexposure; underdevelopment; under par
senior high school; high school
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
snugly; cosily; compactly
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late; too late; having missed the boat
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to