military personnel; soldier
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to lay aside; to set aside
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
not necessarily so; is not always true
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
orphan; person without friends
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
knowing; (an) acquaintance
royal castle; imperial castle
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
pending question; unresolved problem
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
that's the way it is; such is life
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
that is to say; so that means
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)