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soldier; sailor

6

all people; everybody; ten thousand people

5

navy

1

non-commissioned officer

1

destroyer (ship)

4

business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy

1

brown coal; lignite

1

losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose

1

and; thereupon; because of that

1

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

2

military of the Empire of Japan

1

Aleutian Islands; Aleutians

1

Kiska (island)

1

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

1

successively; one after another

1

to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

6

pitch black

1

before long; even now

2

one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)

1

dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)

5

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

11

full speed

4

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

3

single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

1

fourth day of the month; four days

2

finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

1

watch-keeping; guard; lookout

1

to take someone's hand

3

to regret

1

one's mind

7

to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought

1

to begin to rain; to begin to snow

2

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

7

Shizuoka (city, prefecture)

1

heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

3

some; several; many; how many; how much; very

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

2

ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

1

(right at the) side; just beside

1

angle

1

behind; in the rear; in back

1

nightlife districts; drinking districts

1

to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up

1

street light

1

each house; every house; many houses

1

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

1

neon sign

2

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

3