imagination; supposition; guess
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
this and that; one thing or another
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in comparison to; rather than
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
arsenal; arms and ammunition factory
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
high; noble; refined; advanced
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
shipyard; dock yard; shipbuilding yard
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
factory; plant; mill; workshop
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Spanish Armada; invincible armada