party-internal; within the party
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to set up shop; to open a store
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
all present; all concerned; all of us
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
Marco Polo Bridge (China)
military of the Empire of Japan
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
end of the year or season; year end
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion