well-bred; of good upbringing
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
inundation; submersion; flood
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
diligent student; studious person
one's family; family member
spinning (textiles); spun yarn
to be right on target; to strike it rich
private (soldier); (common) soldier; ranks; rank and file
armed forces; military; troops
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
limestone cave; limestone cavern
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
fortifying; fortification
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
enemy territory; hostile place
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
to set a watch; to post guards
secrecy; highly classified information
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
diplomatic; diplomatically
one's home country; one's homeland
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
off an island; away from an island; off-island