Potsdam Declaration (July 26, 1945 statement establishing the terms of a Japanese surrender)
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
Aozora Bunko (digital library)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
letter; missive; note; mail
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
I'll write again soon (closure for a letter, etc.); more anon; sincerely yours; yours truly
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to crumble away; to collapse