stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
going straight on; going straight ahead
one's way (ahead); one's path
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
what proportion; what percentage
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
(long) pants (as opposed to shorts); trousers
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
cotton gloves; working gloves
several times (as large, over)
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
to raise one's voice; to shout
singing together; singing in union; chorus; ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus
sign; indication; omen; symptom
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
temporary construction; temporary establishment; provisional construction; assumption; supposition
of great promise; with a promising future
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
to leave a dish half-eaten
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
error; mistake; slip; bug
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle