firing practice with live ammunition
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
pointed end; point; cusp; pointed head
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
stall; downturn; slowdown; slump
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
(United States of) America; USA
military of the Empire of Japan
Noto Peninsula (Ishikawa Prefecture)
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
escort vessel; destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
defined style; predetermined style; official style; rule
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
by means of; due to; because of; according to
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
expectation; anticipation; forecast
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to be too late; to be too slow
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted