concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
bank; weir; embankment; levee
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
eastern part; the east (of a region)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
(total) number (of people or things); count; quota
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
scale; scope; plan; structure
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
total (full-scale) withdrawal; complete pullout (pullback)
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
state of the war; war situation
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
while; during; while; although; all; both
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
management; administration; operation
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
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