to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
society; the world; the times
great laughter; burst of laughter
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
the Alps; range of high mountains
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
largehearted; frank; unaffected
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
Manchuria; Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
triumphant return; returning in triumph
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
person of letters; literary person
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
Yamagata Aritomo (1838.6.14-1922.2.1)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
everlasting; eternal; unchanged; evergreen
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; genrō (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that