channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
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-)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
tail (animal); tail end; tip
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
Water Dog (59th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1922, 1982, 2042)
Metal Monkey (57th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
blow; shock; strike; batting
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
and (also); both ... and; as well as
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to be forward; to be impertinent
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
covered in mud; mud-caked
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
last ray of hope; only hope
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install