year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
2nd day of the month; two days
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
5th day of the month; five days
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
Commander-in-Chief; C-in-C
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
marching orders; sailing orders
official announcement; proclamation; issuance (of an order, ordinance, or warning)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
torpedo; (sea) mine; underwater mine
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
sea level; (surface of) sea
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
should do; ought to do; must do
military cadet; officer cadet
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
leaving a warship; abandoning ship; retirement from a naval post; retirement from captaincy (of a naval ship)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
Itō Seiichi (1890.7.26-1945.4.7)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
military academy; service academy
graduate; alumnus; alumna
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to give one's life; to lay down one's life