capitulation; surrender; treaty signed under coercion
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
such ... as; or some such
pre-war days; before the war
practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
commodore; brigadier general
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
but; however; provided that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group