to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
government official; clerk
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
commandant; commanding officer; general
escort vessel; destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
control of the air; air supremacy
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
Japan proper (sometimes excluding the Ryukyu islands and other remote islands); mainland Japan
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
on the occasion of; at the time of
behind; in the rear; in back
some people; a few people; several people
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
(top) half naked; naked above the waist