to ascend;  to go up;  to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun);  to rise;  to go to (the capital);  to be promoted;  to add up to
 army;  armed forces;  military authorities;  team;  group
 military of the Empire of Japan
 thing;  matter;  incident;  occurrence;  circumstances;  situation;  work
 to notice;  to recognize;  to recognise;  to become aware of;  to perceive;  to realize
 will;  probably;  may;  I think;  surely;  I hope
 movie projector;  film projector;  cine projector
 sound;  noise;  note;  fame;  Chinese-derived character reading
 Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
 Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
 Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
 man;  male;  fellow;  guy;  male lover;  boyfriend
 to be (of animate objects);  to exist;  to stay;  to be ...-ing;  to have been ...-ing
 this;  last (couple of years, etc.);  these;  you (as in "you liar")
 old;  aged;  long;  since long ago;  of the distant past;  long-ago
 castle town;  city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
 to be buried;  to be covered;  to overflow;  to be crowded;  to be repaid (e.g. debt);  to be replenished
 Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
 on the occasion of;  at the time of
 victory;  triumph;  conquest;  success;  win
 near;  close;  close (in time);  soon;  close (relationship);  friendly
 to be called ...;  to be referred to as ...
 to destroy;  to overthrow;  to wreck;  to ruin
 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
 tactics;  strategy;  military operation;  naval operation
 to stand up;  to put up;  to thrust into;  to bury into;  to make (a noise);  to start (a rumour);  to make
 that;  it;  then;  that point (in time); (arch.)  there; (arch.)  you
 enforcement;  implementation;  putting into practice;  carrying out;  operation;  working (e.g. working parameters)
 that;  the;  part (as in "part two");  um ...;  er ...
 older brother;  elder brother
 cavalry;  cavalryman;  trooper
 rearing;  training;  nurture;  cultivation;  promotion
 strongest ever;  most powerful in history
 to tear;  to rip;  to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.);  to breach;  to defeat;  to beat;  to break (e.g. silence)
 called;  named;  as many as;  as much as;  all ...;  every single ...
 to accomplish;  to achieve;  to carry out;  to arrive at (a certain outcome);  to come to;  to end with
 another (person);  the other person;  one more (person)
 haiku;  17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
 tanka;  31-mora Japanese poem
 such ... as;  or some such