place; situation; position; location
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to blaze; to burn brightly
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
war; battle; match; game; competition
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
waist; waistline; waist measurement
United States of America; USA; United States Army; U.S. Army; USA
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
Battle of Okinawa (April, 1945)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
restoration; repair; mending
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
people; men and women; each person; everybody
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
as (for); for; in the capacity of
failure; mistake; blunder
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to collect; to assemble; to gather