to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
coastal waters; adjacent seas
witnessing; observing; sighting
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
time; season; period; phase; stage
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
although I say; although one might say; although called
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
private citizen; civilian
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
staff member; station employee; official
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
still; even now; to this day
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
to trample down; to devastate
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)