to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
Attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
firmly rooted; deep-seated
economic blockade; embargo
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to wring the neck; to strangle
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
even; indicates something unexpected occurs
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
all over Japan; throughout Japan
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
around the world; throughout the world
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
armed forces; military; troops
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
I see; that's right; indeed
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
outbreak of war; starting a war
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
number one; first; best; most; game; round
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block