to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
motherland; fatherland; native country
now; the present time; just now; another; more
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
reality; actuality; hard fact
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
war; fighting; fierce competition
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
while; during; while; although; all; both
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
suddenly; all of a sudden
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances