three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
island in a pond or river
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
for example; for instance; e.g.
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
paragraph; end; stopping place; conclusion
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
biological child; one's own child
conviction; belief; confidence
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
old friend; familiar face
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
mistress; kept woman; concubine
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
fear; dread; fright; willies
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
marriage proposal; courtship
conjecture; guesswork; guess
personal; individual; private
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen