to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
release; liberation; acquittal
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
casualties; the killed and wounded
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
both armies; both teams; both sides
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
military vessel; war fleet
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
fall; drop; descent; coming down
first 10 days of the month
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
being a victim of (some disaster); suffering from
place of refuge; refugee destination
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to increase; to add to; to augment
draft papers; callup notice
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
parolee; person on parole