to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
primary school; elementary school; grade school
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
scene; spectacle; sight; view
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
nation at war; militant nation
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to tingle with excitement; to be full of excitement; to be thrilled
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
training; education; development; cultivation
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...