in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); shinobu-wake (Edo-period women's hairstyle); clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to await; to wait for; to expect
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
housing facility; detention facility; internment camp; prisoner-of-war camp; concentration camp; refugee camp
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
detention or internment camp
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to subsist; to keep on living
non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
just one person; only one
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
older sister; elder sister
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)