evacuation of school children (from major cities to more rural areas, esp. during late World War II)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
February; second month of the lunar calendar
second marriage; remarriage
social; societal; societary
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to graduate from a university
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
postwar period; period after Second World War
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
Japanese person; Japanese people
older brother; elder brother
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
yellowish; tinged with yellow
indolence; laziness; sloth
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
fat; tallow; lard; grease
fat; tallow; lard; grease
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly