fifth day of the month; five days
Imperial Japanese Navy (1872-1945)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
Battle of Midway (June 1942)
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
one's possessions; ownership
main force; chief object; mainline
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
very great; enormous; serious
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
as; because; with; due to
training; drill; practice; discipline
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
large number (of); many; majority
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
(period of) a year; during an era
to pile up; to accumulate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead