pre-war days; before the war
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
raw materials; ingredients
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
small silk wrapper; small cloth for wiping tea utensils; crepe wrapper
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
living by oneself; living alone
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
still; even now; to this day
to accept; to receive; to agree
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
something like ...; something called ...
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
preparation; arrangements
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
that's true; of course; obviously
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
good (place to leave off); convenient
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
to boost; to force up; to push up