striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
breathing of a sleeping person
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
war; fighting; fierce competition
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to invite in; to show someone in
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
demobilization; demobilisation; repatriation
postwar period; period after Second World War
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
single-handedly (usu. of a male raising children); on one's own; as a single father
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
one's own child; one's own children