retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
nation at war; militant nation
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
be (that) as it may; having said that
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
control of the air; air supremacy
German Air Force; Luftwaffe
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
base (military, expedition, etc.)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
cruising range; flying range
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm