failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
general mobilization; full mobilization
5th day of the month; five days
way of solving (a problem); solution
powerful person; influential person
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
underground activity; underground activities; underground movement
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
8th day of the month; eight days
a.m.; before noon; ante meridiem; AM broadcasting; amplitude modulation
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
14th day of the month; 14 days
6th day of the month; six days
to check; to stop; to keep back
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers