tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
deserted house; ruined house; abolishing one's own family line in order to join another (under pre-1947 Japanese law); extinct family
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
shrine dedicated to the spirits of the war dead
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
document; official papers
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
becoming worn or soiled with handling; being old-fashioned
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
explanatory; expository; elucidatory
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
Noma Seiji (1878.12.17-1938.10.16)
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
stop (bus, streetcar, etc.)
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
continuation; succession; series
heart attack; angina pectoris
somehow or other; for some reason or another
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
something wrapped in a furoshiki
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of