activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
Japanese Red Cross Society; JRC
important post; important office; key position
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
charitable organization; charitable institution; charity
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
after that; afterwards; thereafter
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
furnishings; implements; equipment
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
at that time; in those days
to be intimate with; to befriend
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment