to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
(one's) military service record
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
Nansei Islands; Ryukyu Islands; chain of islands extending from southwestern Kyushu to northern Taiwan
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
marines (former Japanese Navy)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
Attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
fighting in numerous battles
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
special attack unit; suicide squad; kamikaze unit
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
(period of) a year; during an era
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
armed forces; military; troops
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)