rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
draft papers; callup notice
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
honorific/polite/humble prefix
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
this occasion; at this time; now
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
greeting; a fine thing to say
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to help each other; to cooperate
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to say; to tell; to state; to do
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
to congratulate; to celebrate
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
Attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
January; first month of the lunar calendar
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
military of the Empire of Japan