suicide attack; kamikaze attack
life; living; I; me; student
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
silence; stillness; quietness
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to move forward; to move on
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to step forward; to volunteer
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
now that; since; so long as; because
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
gentlemen; you; (all of) you or them; Hundred Schools of Thought
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
instruction; direction; briefing
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
Yamato (province); Japan; the art of classical Japanese poetry
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)