haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
counter for generations; epoch
movie projector; film projector; cine projector
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
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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)
on the occasion of; at the time of
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
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 destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...