no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
individual; private person; personal; natural person
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
hetero-; heterosexual; hetero; heterozygote; heterozygous
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
gunner; shooter; rifleman
direct (telephone) line; direct dialing
never mind!; don't worry about it
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
firing line; caustic curve
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
military of the Empire of Japan
program (e.g. TV); programme
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate