August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
11th day of the month; 11 days
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
Gifu Prefecture (Chūbu area)
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
2nd day of the month; two days
to pass (of time); to elapse
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
most important provincial shrine; (arch.) first-born imperial prince
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
General Staff Headquarters
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
construction at top speed
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark