half tatami mat; heckling; jeering; interrupting
dispiritedness; dejection; languor; becoming flat (e.g. beer, carbonated drinks); becoming stale
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
healthy; sound; wholesome
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
young persons' association
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
life; living; I; me; student
youth; young man who has reached adulthood (conscription age)
town; city; municipal; urban
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
The Asahai Shimbun Company
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
superior; excellent; fine
cities, towns and villages; municipalities
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
height (of body); stature
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
private first-class (army); airman first class (air force); lance corporal (US Marines; Commonwealth military); seaman (navy)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
Tōkyō Nichinichi Shimbun (1872-1943, became the Mainichi Shimbun)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
rash decision; jumping to a conclusion
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
famous sword; excellent sword
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)