to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
urban areas; the streets; town; city
piece; fragment; one (object)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
consists of; comprises; is made up of
human resources; man-power resources
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
axle; pivot; center (of power, activity); central point; the Axis (WWII alliance)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
commandant; commanding officer; general
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
advanced level; high grade; senior
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to knead well; to polish; to refine
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
use; utilization; utilisation; application
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
one's own army; one's own team
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction