October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
high-speed craft; high-speed vessel; fast ferry
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
firstborn; first child; eldest child
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
on-the-ground reporter; news reporter; legman
taking pictures secretly; taking a sneak shot
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
(divine) providence; dispensation
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
sovereign; ruler; head of state
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
scattering of ashes (cremated remains)
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
universal medicine; cure-all; panacea
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
same text; same wording; same script; same language
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation