(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
caterpillar track; continuous track
to trample; to crush underfoot
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
housing facility; detention facility; internment camp; prisoner-of-war camp; concentration camp; refugee camp
internment; detainment; detention
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to graduate from a university
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
new capital; Hsinking (capital of Japanese puppet state Manchukuo; current-day Changchun); Xinjing
General Staff Headquarters
major subject; special study
important place; strategic point; critical location
group; party; team; squad; section
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to order; to command; to appoint
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
class; heading; group; category
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions