war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to be boiled; to be cooked
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
sympathy; compassion; pity
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
living by oneself; living alone
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
indicate reason; infers some protest
(social) class; rank; grade
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
cooked rice; something one never grows tired of
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
sadness; sorrow; grief; (arch.) affection; (arch.) love
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
funny story; funny anecdote