fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
result; fruit (of); product (of)
immortal; undying; indestructible
diligent; absorbed (in something)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
sherbet (frozen dessert); sorbet
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
captain (JASDF, JGSDF); lieutenant (senior grade; JMSDF)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
Sanriku (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
number; number plate; license plate
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
occupational group; professional group; occupational cohort
immediately; at once; instantly
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
starting work (for the day); employment; work
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
war funds; war expenditures; military spending
increase (in an amount of money)
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
management; administration; operation
healthy; sound; wholesome