sergeant first class (JGSDF)
(one's) current position; current location; present position
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
in the mountains; among the mountains
distance in a straight line
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
Maritime Self-Defense Force
octopus pot; foxhole (in a battlefield); bubble; echo chamber
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
question; inquiry; enquiry
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
preference; priority; precedence
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
evening; last night; yesterday evening
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
(a) little; somewhat; somehow