weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
preparatory operations; measure taken in advance; doing the groundwork
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
to occur one after another; to happen in succession
successively; one after another
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding
international; diplomatic intercourse
hills and fields; countryside
being nimble-footed; being quick on one's feet; fast running legs
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
to jump into; to rush into
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
crushing; breaking by applying pressure
confirmation of someone's safety; ascertainment of someone's safety
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
riverside; edge of a river
extension and structural alteration of building
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
something painted white; white makeup (for an actor); painted white