pre-war days; before the war
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
notebook; account book; register
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to set up shop; to open a store
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
the front; honest; upright; decent
Western food; Western cooking; Western cuisine
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
why; how; for what reason
alone; by oneself; on one's own
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
the other day; a few days ago
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
to order; to command; to appoint
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...