reconstruction; rebuilding
at first; initially; in the beginning
Anti-Submarine ROCket; ASROC
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
this world; the present world
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times
tuna donburi; bowl of rice topped with tuna
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
printing (e.g. photos); glazing; enamelling; baking
type of illegal loan charging 10% interest every 10 days; dealt hand consisting of 1-point cards and one single 10-point card
antique art dealer; antique dealer; antiquary
to be faced with the choice between two alternatives; to be presented with two difficult choices
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
senior executive staff; upper management
katana (sword worn on the hip edge up by samurai)
to be captivated (visually)
dictatorship; despotic government
ptarmigan (Lagopus muta, esp. the Japanese ptarmigan, Lagopus muta japonica); grouse
to be extremely dangerous
colonization; colonisation
translator (device, program); translation machine
value; worth; virtue; blessing
to hang (a curtain); to droop (a tail); to lower (a blind)
without reservation; freely; frankly
to betray one's country (to an enemy)