this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
marines (former Japanese Navy)
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
1000-stitch belt; soldier's charm with stitches by a thousand women
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
palmyra; lusterleaf holly; patra (silver incense dish placed in front of a Buddhist statue)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
Japan proper (sometimes excluding the Ryukyu islands and other remote islands); mainland Japan
(historical) army base; navy base
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
women's group; women's association
food to fill one's stomach; something to satisfy one's hunger
incendiary bomb; firebomb
snow-bearing wind; wind bringing snow
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
how many times; how often
naval port; naval station
circular notice (esp. distributed to households within a neighbourhood association)
party-internal; within the party
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
such; like that; in that way
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
transport ship; troop ship
pension; guesthouse; bed and breakfast; private home providing lodging for travelers (travellers)
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress