chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
on board a ship; aboard a ship
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (arch.) (the crime of) cursing one's parents; (arch.) disowning one's child
magnanimity; forgiveness; generosity
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
comfort; consolation; diversion
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
to begin to walk; to set out
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; red-light district; newly-acquired territory
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
The Asahi Shimbun Company
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
murder; killing; murderer
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
military affairs; military service
sign; indication; omen; symptom
May 15 incident (1932 assassination of Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi by young naval officers, ending party-led government in Japan)
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault