supply; supplying; replenishment
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
lone (isolated) force; forlorn force
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to wither while standing; to die standing (of plants)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
fort; stronghold; fortification
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
modernization; modernisation
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
something like ...; something called ...
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
beginning; outset; first; onset
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor