order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Greater East Asian War (1941-1945); Pacific War
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
ago; since; before; previous
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
writing (e.g. as a profession)
is something that; is that which
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at that time; in those days
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
archipelago; group of islands
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
trade with the United States
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
import; importation; introduction; afferent
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed