supreme ruler; generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); führer; fuehrer
Hitler; Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Battle of Okinawa (April, 1945)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
26th day of the month; 26 days
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
Potsdam Declaration (July 26, 1945 statement establishing the terms of a Japanese surrender)
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
6th day of the month; six days
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
border (between countries); national border
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
edict; ordinance; proclamation
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
bad news; news of a death; death notice
government; administration; ministry
radio broadcast announcing acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration and the end of the war (recording of Hirohito; broadcast August 15, 1945)
end of war; cessation of hostilities
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
speaking of ...; as for ...