war; fighting; fierce competition
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
unpatriotic person; traitor (to one's country)
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
useless; vain; aimless; idle
patriot devoted to the salvation of his country
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
factory; plant; mill; workshop
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
nobody can win against advancing age
to speak ill of; to disparage
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
small; fine; detailed; stingy
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
Morse code (esp. signalling)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
bioluminescent organ; photophore