bombarding; shelling; bombardment
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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.
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
great distance; thousands of miles; (lit.) ten thousand ri
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
projector (film, slide, etc.)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)