leadership; initiative; spearhead
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
dozens; scores of; decades
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
(arch.) sudden; (arch.) abrupt; (arch.) stupid; (arch.) foolish; attaining enlightenment in one effort (without ascetic practices, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
number of persons; personnel
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
unidentified flying object; UFO
construction; establishment
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
United States Army; U.S. Army
postwar period; period after Second World War
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)