weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
person concerned; interested party; related party
one's house; one's home; one's family
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
classical form of martial art
nature of one's business; business instinct
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to be lacking in options; to be too few
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
military authorities; army circles
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
cache; place to hide something
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
long ago; already; a long time ago
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted