to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
of course; certainly; naturally
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million); 10^60 (or 10^72)
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
upright man; patriot; hero
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
firm; strong; solid; stable
completely changed; totally transformed
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
best friend; very close friend
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
anxiety (about the future)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
billeting area; cantonment; encampment; étape
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)