self-control; self-restraint
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
appointment; assignment; promotion
successively; one after another
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
fire chief's car; command vehicle
tank (military vehicle); chariot
to compose; to put together
Imperial General Headquarters (Japan)
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
possible; likely; probable
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
one evening; some evenings
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
shorthanded; understaffed
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
sarcophagus; stone coffin
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
take the opportunity to (do something else)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
apartment building; housing complex
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron