May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
axle; pivot; center (of power, activity); central point; the Axis (WWII alliance)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
especially; above all; particularly; among other things
tide; current; sea water; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in sea water; dish of unboned whitefish boiled in salted water
river; stream; River; the ... river
battlefield; battleground
the United States and the United Kingdom; America and Britain; American-British; Anglo-American
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
simple honesty; tactless frankness
ordinary citizen; the general public
supreme ruler; generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); führer; fuehrer
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
state-run (i.e. established and managed by a state in a federal system)
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
these days; nowadays; recently
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
several times; a few times
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic