single word; a few words; brief comment
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
the real criminal; true culprit
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
eleventh month of the lunar calendar
respect and affection; love and respect
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
15th day of the 8th lunar month; eighth month of the lunar calendar
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
at that time; in those days
Greater East Asian War (1941-1945); Pacific War
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
state of the war; war situation
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
student; follower; students and pupils
going into battle; departure for the front
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
postponement; deferment; adjournment
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
evacuation of school children (from major cities to more rural areas, esp. during late World War II)
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
main principle; gist; general plan; guidelines; outline