end of war; cessation of hostilities
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
February; second month of the lunar calendar
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
Empire Day (February 11th; national holiday held from 1872 to 1948)
attendance; presence; appearance
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
pre-war days; before the war
regular (periodic) examination
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
ninth day of the month; nine days
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
middle of the night; dead of night
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
being too late; losing one's final chance
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
national defence; national defense
women's group; women's association
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
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