funeral; burial; condolence
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
person killed in action; the war dead
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
to haunt to death; to possess and kill
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
cripple; disabled person; invalid
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless
almost (did); nearly (did)
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
person being waited for; person who waits
way one walks; one's walk
usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
change; alteration; modification
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
like water; like it grows on trees
production output; number of goods manufactured
maid; helper; help; assistance
case that something major happens; event of an emergency; when it comes to the crunch
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
mature; becoming precocious
tour round the country (Japan) (visiting from province to province)
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
real life; actual life; everyday life
rationing; rationing system