smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
long ago; already; a long time ago
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
senior high school student
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
(a person's) family background; lineage
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
shear (wind, fluids); chicken gizzard
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
almost; roughly; approximately
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryo system)
postwar period; period after Second World War
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
system; organization; organisation; architecture
enactment; establishment; creation
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
birth; creation; formation