in those days; at the time; then
Imperial Rule Assistance Association (1940-1945)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
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)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to quit one's job; to resign
long (time that has passed); old (story)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
again; once more; a second time
contemporary literature; modern literature
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
encouragement award; honorable mention (award); honourable mention
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
sinus; cavity; antrum; neighborhood (administrative division in North Korea)
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
mouth; speech; counter for people or implements
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
person of culture; cultured person
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
small spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish
for the first time in one's life
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience