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huge gun

1

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

1

naval battle

29

conclusion; decision; end; settlement

1

to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that

3

strongest ever; most powerful in history

1

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

10

the British Empire

1

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

3

congratulation; celebration

1

black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

1

bakufu; shogunate

1

threat; menace

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

2

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

2

First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1

1

biplane

1

ancillary; auxiliary

1

to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

4

validity; effectiveness

1

large; large-sized; large-scale; big

8

impossible

13

development; growth

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

5

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

17

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

2

beginning; outset; opening; start

2

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

3

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

2

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

1

symbolic

1

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

17

second day of the month; two days

11

Malay Peninsula

2

east

13

the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan

2

Prince of Wales

1

HMS Repulse (1916)

1

Saigon

1

decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out

3

sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship

9

Churchill (Canada)

1

Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2

4

shocking

1

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

6

anchorage; anchoring; mooring

1

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

3

prey; victim

2

already; now; no longer; not any more

9

Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)

3