commander-in-chief; supreme commander
archipelago; chain of islands
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
extermination; annihilation
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
distress; wretched condition
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
covering; protection; backing; relief
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to claim victims; to cause casualties
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
high ground; plateau; heights
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
veteran; reservist; ex-soldier
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
changing completely; transformation
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
grasp; catch; understanding