(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
back (of a chair); backrest
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
regarding highly; attaching importance to
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
men and women of all ages
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
overseas dispatch (e.g. of the Japan Self-Defense Forces)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
restoration of public order
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
oppression; suppression; pressure
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
military force; military strength
from the viewpoint of; according to
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
large number (of); many; majority
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
support; backing; aid; assistance
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
international law; law of nations
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure