assertion; declaration; affirmation
position; location; base; point; site
defense; defence; protection
preparation; provision; guarding
a few years ago; some years back
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
100,000; hundred thousand
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
construction; establishment
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
military secret; classified military material; military aircraft
regular customer; general audience; general public
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease