pre-war days; before the war
operation plan; scheme of operations; plan of campaign
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
at a stroke; with a single swoop
instability; insecurity; crankiness
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to step forward; to volunteer
light; faint; pale; fleeting
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
dispenser; vending machine; cash dispenser
to shake one's head (in denial)
to indicate; to show; to point to
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
messenger; envoy; emissary
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold