postwar period; period after Second World War
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
ration; stipend; allowance
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to provide; to supply; to furnish
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...