to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
battle flag; standard; (regimental) colours; colors; ensign
repeatedly; several times; many times
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
military academy; service academy
Shizuo Matsuoka (1878.5.1-1936.5.23; naval officer, linguist and ethnologist)
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
thousand years; thousand generations; thousand ages; eternity
chief navigator; navigating officer; navigator; sailing master
Incheon (South Korea); Inchon
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
burst charge (in fireworks); bursting charge
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness