construction; architecture (of buildings)
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
formation (e.g. of aircraft)
Saipan (island near Guam)
national defence; national defense
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
(former) Imperial Japanese Navy
changing the world; turning the tide; torpedo modified as a suicide weapon (used in WWII)
manned; occupied; piloted
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
secret base; hideout; hidden position
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
diversion; putting something to another use
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
dry field farming; dry field crop
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
American soldier; US serviceman; US servicewoman
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
human; human-like; as a person
military personnel; soldier
Western brute (esp. American and British); Western savage
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor