confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
land east of China; Japan
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
commander; general; leader
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
mobile troops; mechanized unit; mechanised unit; naval task force
support; backing; aid; assistance
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
Commander-in-Chief; C-in-C
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
the place for; the time for; the level of
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to lose sight of; to miss
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that