loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
revolution; cataclysm; drastic change
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
postwar period; period after Second World War
Japanese person; Japanese people
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
great war; great battle; world war
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
flag with a red circle on a white background; the Japanese flag
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
please (give me); please (do for me)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
imperial headquarters announcement
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
incendiary bomb; firebomb
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution