wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
appointment; assignment; promotion
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
departure for a specified destination
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
offering an opinion (to a superior, the government, etc.); proposal; suggestion; advice
pretension; conceit; hubris
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
armed forces; military; troops
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
family; members of a family
preparatory operations; measure taken in advance; doing the groundwork
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
pushing from behind; backing; supporting; instigation; instigator
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
battle array; battle formation; battlefield