General Staff Headquarters
major subject; special study
important place; strategic point; critical location
group; party; team; squad; section
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to order; to command; to appoint
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
class; heading; group; category
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
armed forces; military; troops
Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
newly appointed; inaugural
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
military service; conscription
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty