at first; in the beginning; originally
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
responding to a call-up for military service; answering a call-up
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
be (that) as it may; having said that
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
to try all possible means
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
boy; son; baby boy; young man
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to run about; to rush about
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
just because; even if; even though
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
Kwantung Army (Japanese armed forces in Manchukuo)
internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour