family; relatives; dependents; household
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
having said that; on the other hand
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
exemption; exoneration; discharge
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
war; fighting; fierce competition
near oneself; close to one; familiar
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to be helpful; to be useful
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
willpower; energy; vitality