defense; defence; safeguard; protection
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
blow; shock; strike; batting
specialization; specialisation
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
every day and every night
night attack; nocturnal assault
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
slight; little; insignificant
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
ground leveling; ground levelling; groundwork; laying foundations
5th day of the month; five days
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
near; nearby; not far off
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
at; in; at; when; by; with
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
build; physique; frame; constitution
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
leading private (Imperial Japanese Army); leading seaman (Imperial Japanese Navy)
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
northern part; the north (of a region)
northern direction; north; (legal) wife (of a nobleman); lady
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)