army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
sea of blood; pool of blood
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
government service; the bureaucracy
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
main force; chief object; mainline
general mobilization; general mobilisation
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
end of war; cessation of hostilities
arrangement; pact; agreement
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
March; third month of the lunar calendar
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
authority; power; influence
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
for the first time in one's life
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since