on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
Teito Rapid Transit Authority subway; Eidan subway
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
end of war; cessation of hostilities
semigovernmental corporation
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers); GHQ
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
Imperial General Headquarters (Japan)
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
sweet voice; seductive voice
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
what is it exactly?; what is it precisely