appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
facing north; northern exposure
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
tail end; tailender; last person (to arrive, finish etc.); dead last
squad leader; divisional officer
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
declaration of war; proclamation of war
interception; monitoring; tapping
eighth day of the month; eight days
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
edict; ordinance; proclamation
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
being kept uninformed; being cut off; out of the loop; (arch.) upper gallery (where one can't hear); (arch.) blind seat
major war; great war; world war
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
duty; function; office; mission; task
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
direct connection; direct link
meeting; greeting; welcome
(passenger) car; automobile
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
surely; certainly; without doubt
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender