but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
reshuffling; job rotation
defense; defence; protection
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
piece of meat; cut of meat
numerator; molecule; member; element
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
power behind the throne; éminence grise; kingmaker; wire-puller; (lit.) shadow shogun
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
corridor; hallway; passageway
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
secret base; hideout; hidden position