moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
combat ship; combat vessel
commander; commanding officer; CO
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
should; must; -able; probably; likely
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
distinction; differentiation; classification
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to start; to begin; to commence
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
military personnel; soldier
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
our country; our land; one's own country
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
one's home country; one's homeland
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
property; fortune; assets
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
American soldier; US serviceman; US servicewoman
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...