former army; Imperial Japanese Army
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
postwar period; period after Second World War
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to lose one's way; to get lost
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.)
pre-war days; before the war
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
real estate agent; realtor
supply base; storage depot
to begin talking; to open up
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
borrower; debtor; tenant; lessee; renter
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
children's song; nursery song
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
head; brains; intelligence
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
whichever one chooses; either way
dark (color); concentrated; thick
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
right (to do something); authority; power
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)