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); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
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 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
internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
together; at the same time; same; identical
detention or internment camp
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
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 from; to help out of; to save
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 been ...-ing
older sister; elder sister
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
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 down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)