to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
double suicide; lovers' suicide
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
in succession; one after another
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
Russo-German War (1941-1945)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
the future; future prospects
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
the present time; new; recent
war responsibility (esp. in relation to Japan's role in WWII)
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
question; inquiry; enquiry
strategic resources; strategic materials
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
Axis powers (World War II)
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)