going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
postwar period; period after Second World War
American soldier; US serviceman; US servicewoman
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
expression of love; showing love
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
this for sure; certainly is
ultimate; final; last; eventual
sexual act; sexual intercourse
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
one's mental make-up (structure)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
receiving; acceptance; reception
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
very much; very many; more and more
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion