direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
innumerable; countless; numberless
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
training; drill; practice; discipline
to attack; to assault; to assail
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
commandant; commanding officer; general
earthenware pot (used as a decanter); jar; jug
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus
weird; disgusting; sickening
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
Aomori (city, prefecture)