cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
resident employee; local staff; representative of a local office; employee assigned to an office
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
launching out; embarking upon (a career)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
around the world; throughout the world
big-name brand; brand-name goods
illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
gracefully; affectedly; mincingly
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
talk; story; conversation
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
wartime regime; war footing
to complete decisively; to do to completion
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
going into battle; departure for the front
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
sending; forwarding; shipping
Okayama (city, prefecture)
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)