large number (of); many; majority
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
each; (arch.) you (plural)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
intercept; interception; counter-attack
people; citizens; subjects; folk
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
official announcement; proclamation
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
the whole area; all areas
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
total energy; all efforts
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
front; frontage; facade; main
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
defense; defence; defensive preparations
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
birth; creation; formation
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
incoming telephone call; telegram received
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku