older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
various fiefdoms; various domains
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
this occasion; at this time; now
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
difficult to ...; hard to ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter