war; fighting; fierce competition
internment; detainment; detention
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
Great Tokyo Air Raid (March 10, 1945)
postwar period; period after Second World War
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to settle (in a place); to settle down
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
department of French literature
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
early-onset Alzheimer's disease
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
bare livelihood; subsistence
medical expenses; doctor's bill
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
very likely; very probable
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize