god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
establishment (of a business); founding
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
edict; ordinance; proclamation
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
sales promotion; hard selling
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
Imperial General Headquarters (Japan)
fighting in numerous battles
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
experimental; provisional
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
around-the-clock; (working) day and night
on the occasion of; at the time of
door; gate; opening; title page
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to spread; to be propagated
in the following manner; as follows
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
agricultural community; farm village; rural
demobilization; demobilisation; repatriation
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand