to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
chapter one; first chapter
battlefield; battleground
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
by means of; due to; because of; according to
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
very great; enormous; serious
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
wherein; therein; thereinto
older brother; elder brother
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)
fundoshi; loincloth; traditional Japanese men's undergarment made from a length of cotton
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to crumble away; to collapse