war; fighting; fierce competition
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
preliminary alert (flood, typhoon, air-raid, etc.); precautionary warning
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
stereo (sound); stereo (player, set); stereo; stereophonic
harmonica; mouth organ; cunnilingus; hypodermic syringe
being very surprised; being utterly astonished; being shocked
somehow; for some reason or other
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
as a child; when one was a child
every month; monthly; month by month
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
early (days); initial stage; initial
Western clothing; Western binding
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
light; faint; pale; fleeting
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
modesty; humility; being humble
(way of) literary composition; (way of) spelling; school composition
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
periodic; regular; routine
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded