second lieutenant (JGSDF)
colonel (JASDF, JGSDF); captain (JMSDF)
lieutenant colonel (JGSDF)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
both armies; both teams; both sides
cooperation; coordination; link
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
participation; joining; entry; adherence
Red Army (Soviet Union, 1918-1946); Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
hypothetical or imaginary enemy
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
government service; the bureaucracy
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
commander; commanding officer; CO
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning