old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
military of the Empire of Japan
and yet; though; when; in spite of
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
(social) class; rank; grade
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
single word; a few words; brief comment
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
the same generation; coeval
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
elementary, junior high and high school
home area; home town; local
nonchalant air; unruffled air
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to overflow from something full
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)