by means of; due to; because of; according to
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
countermeasure; counter-measure
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
main battery; main armament
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
this world; this life; world of the living
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
development; exploitation
postwar period; period after Second World War