female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
draft papers; callup notice
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
student; follower; students and pupils
national crisis; national disaster
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
1000-stitch belt; soldier's charm with stitches by a thousand women
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
(United States of) America; USA
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
all over; all over the place; everywhere
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
briskly with small steps; trotting
Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to mistake (A for B); to misread
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
every evening; night after night
this and that; one thing and another
metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware
polish; improvement; burnishing