capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
Red Army (Soviet Union, 1918-1946); Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
war; fighting; fierce competition
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
construction; establishment
national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
Tokyo Woman's Christian University
department of Japanese literature
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
law department; law school