so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
accident at sea; maritime accident
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
ship's nationality; ship's country of registration
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
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
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
(former) Imperial Japanese Navy
submarine; submersible vessel
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
submarine voyage; underwater navigation
skipper (of a boat); coxswain
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
rope; cord; policeman's rope
substitute article; back-up