women working in military brothels (esp. those forced into prostitution as a form of sexual slavery by the Japanese military during WWII); (lit.) comfort women
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
increasing one's fighting spirit
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
extermination; annihilation
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
metal fittings; metal fixtures
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to become spring-like; to show signs of spring
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
master sergeant; sergeant major (JSDF)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
in its entirety; whole; wholly
squad leader; group leader; team leader
to wring the neck; to strangle
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness