to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
migration; move; emigration; immigration
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
pre-war days; before the war
strong-willed; strong of heart
childhood friend; old playmate
postwar period; period after Second World War
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
war; fighting; fierce competition
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
being under the rule of; being under the government of
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
to allow a less skilled person to practice with one (esp. in sumo)
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
black and white; right and wrong
alternately; by turns; one after the other
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.)
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
melodica; keyboard harmonica; Pianica