subject; national; citizen
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
Busan (South Korea); Pusan
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
returnee; homecomer; person who has returned (home) to their country
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
Catholic; Catholicism; Catholic Church
early post war period; immediately after the war
Japanese nationality; Japanese citizenship
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
innumerably; countlessly; (lit.) as abundant as stars
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
tracing; trail left in the snow (by mountaineers); following (a trail of footprints); trace (of a matrix)
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
compact; portable; easy-to-use; handy
young; youth; young person
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
imagined landscape; scenery in one's mind's eye