to attack; to assault; to assail
battlefield; battleground
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
maritime; marine transportation
important point; strategic position; key point
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
at that time; in those days
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
armaments; military preparations
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
military force; military strength
the West; the Occident; Western countries
major powers of the world; great powers
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
aggression; invasion; raid
decision; determination; resolution
even more; still more; further
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)