(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
Marco Polo Bridge Incident (July 7, 1937)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
outbreak of war; starting a war
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
useless; vain; aimless; idle
military of the Empire of Japan
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
Chongqing government; Kuomintang government based in Chongqing during the Second Sino-Japanese War
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
one by one; in detail; minutely
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
political climate; political situation
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to find fault with; to question
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
self-determination; suicide
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner