firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers; 1945-1952); GHQ
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
unfortunately; regrettably
object of romantic interest; potential love interest
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
contemporary writing; modern text; modern Japanese writing; modern Japanese (as a school subject); literature written since the Meiji period
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
first thing in the morning
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
really; truly; indeed; good grief
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
pardon me for leaving (first)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
breadcrumbs; panko; bread flour
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)