demobilization; demobilisation; repatriation
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
schoolgirl; female student
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
(connecting) passageway; accessway; walk-through; skyway; sky bridge
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
battle flag; standard; (regimental) colours; colors; ensign
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
conditionally; with conditions attached
adoption; selection; choice
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
negotiation team; negotiating body
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
mountain grass; mountain weed; mountain plant; Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
undefeated; unbeatable; invincible
to attract interest; to capture attention
high class; esteemed; cherished
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
to watch steadily; to stare