chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers; 1945-1952); GHQ
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
half the body; half length
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
what minute; how many minutes
trembling from fear; trembling all over
that is to say; so that means
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous