honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
Great Tokyo Air Raid (March 10, 1945)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
extermination; annihilation
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
base (military, expedition, etc.)
fort; stronghold; fortification
formation (e.g. of aircraft)
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
major earthquake; large earthquake
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)