why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
will not do; do not; does not
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
military personnel; soldier
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
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)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital
to intend; to be sure that
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
one's later years; final years (in life)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
Minister for Foreign Affairs
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen