good example set by those who came before us
respectfully; faithfully; seriously; reverently
ancestors of the Imperial Family
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
tranquility; tranquillity; peacefulness
detention or internment camp
regimental colors; regimental colours
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
total abolition of nuclear weapons
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
perverseness; obstinacy; something unreasonable (like pushing a cart from the side (instead of from behind)); side wheel throw (judo)
member of the lower house
radio broadcast announcing acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration and the end of the war (recording of Hirohito; broadcast August 15, 1945)
Battle of Okinawa (April, 1945)
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
novelization; novelisation; turning a film script into a novel
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era
Attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941)
America and Britain; American-British
Wouldn't It Be Loverly (song)
lethal weapon; deadly device
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
to be biased; to be prejudiced; to be partial; to be one-sided
to give permission to marry