that day; the very same day
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
U.S. forces; American military
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
self-determination; suicide
Battle of Okinawa (April, 1945)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
government; administration; statesmanship
right (to do something); authority; power
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
American soldier; US serviceman; US servicewoman
by means of; due to; because of; according to
sexual assault (of a woman); rape