honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
overlooking; turning a blind eye
mental; spiritual; emotional
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
war responsibility (esp. in relation to Japan's role in WWII)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
national defence; national defense
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
leader; guide; mentor; coach
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
westernization; westernisation
modern state; modern nation
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; motley
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
heating power; thermal power; firepower
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual