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He was subjected to strict military discipline while in the service.
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Vocabulary list

kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
heieki
noun
  1. military service; conscription
chuu
noun, prefix, suffix
  1. medium; average; middle
noun
  1. moderation
  2. middle school
  3. China
  4. volume two (of three)
noun, used as a suffix
  1. during (a certain time when one did or is doing something); under (construction, etc.); while
  2. in; out of; of the
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
guntai
noun
  1. armed forces; military; troops
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
kibishii
i adjective
  1. severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless
  2. hard (to do); difficult; tricky
  3. intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather); inclement
kisokunishitagau

te-form

kisokunishitagatte
expression, godan verb
  1. to go by the rules; to observe the regulations
kisoku
noun
  1. rule; regulation
nishitagatte
expression
  1. in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
shitagau

te-form

shitagatte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow; to observe; to conform to; to yield to
  2. to follow (a person); to accompany; to go with
  3. to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
  4. to serve (as); to engage in (work)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ita
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)

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