radio broadcast announcing acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration and the end of the war (recording of Hirohito; broadcast August 15, 1945)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to state; to express; to mention
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
war situation; progress of a battle
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
each nation; many nations; many countries
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
at all costs; at any cost; surmounting all difficulties
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to cease; to stop; to be over
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
cabinet (of a government); ministry
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
the whole area; all areas
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
imperial headquarters announcement
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to turn towards; to point
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
long (time that has passed); old (story)
Constitutional Nationalist Party (1910-1922); Guomindang (Chinese Nationalist Party); Kuomintang