head; lead; vanguard; first
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
selling separately; selling individually; selling loosely
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
shellfish; seashell; shell
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
all-out attack; general offensive
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
recognition and guarantee, by the shogunate, of ownership of the inherited estate of a samurai who pledged allegiance to it (in the Kamakura and early Muromachi periods)
in proportion to; just as much as
Mount Kōya (esp. Kongōbu-ji); southern mountain
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
same village; same town; same province
old friend; familiar face
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
former army; Imperial Japanese Army
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
Aomori (city, prefecture)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)