to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
yen (currency of Japan); circle
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
dying of illness; dying of natural causes
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
last month; previous month
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
newly compiled; newly edited; newly elected; newly returned
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
generalization; generalisation; popularization; popularisation
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
primary school; elementary school; grade school
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
agreement; assent; Norway
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
military campaign; battle; war
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend
state of the war; war situation
discussing and deciding; conclusion (to a discussion)
detailed report; full report; details; particulars
young pine (tree); New Year's symbolic pine decoration