great war; great battle; world war
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
(United States of) America; USA
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
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
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
defense; defence; protection
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
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.
discovery; detection; finding
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to order; to command; to appoint
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
public discussion; public criticism; controversy
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...