disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
day in and day out; all the time
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
adds force or indicates command
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
one by one; one after another; successively
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
the place for; the time for; the level of
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
from the viewpoint of; according to
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly