our country; our land; one's own country
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
riskiness; (level of) danger
March; third month of the lunar calendar
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
research thesis; treatise
be (that) as it may; having said that
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
military authorities; army circles
land, sea, and air; army, navy and air force
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
genius; prodigy; natural gift
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
to have a bitter experience
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
Department of Defense (U.S.); the Pentagon
interior; inside; internal
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to take command; to give direction
nature of business; business operations
complete change; about-face
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
reduction; diminution; abatement
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes