severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
probability; likelihood; chances
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
fourth day of the month; four days
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
state of the war; war situation
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
war experience; experience of war; memories of war
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
student; follower; students and pupils
going into battle; departure for the front
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to be silent; to say nothing
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
teacher; instructor; professor
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
president (of a society); chairman
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer