marines (former Japanese Navy)
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
American soldier; US serviceman; US servicewoman
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)
fox with supernatural powers
small; fine; minute; stingy; cheap
repeatedly; several times; many times
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
household; home; family; housekeeping
good luck; fortune; happiness
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
a little bit; a little while
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
to gain strength; to have energy
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away