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
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
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
ceremony held before going into battle; ceremony to kick off an election campaign
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)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
expiration of a term; becoming overdue
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
ejection; eviction; dispossession
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
welfare; public welfare; social welfare; (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to march in; to parade in; to pull in (a net, rope, etc.); to haul in; to incorporate (in); to include
Act on Control and Improvement of Amusement Business, etc.
the whole store; all stores
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
moving walkway; moving sidewalk; travelator
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
health; type of brothel/massage parlor (parlour)
soap; soapland; brothel where one can bathe with prostitutes
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless