to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to pile up; to accumulate
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
journey; route of a journey
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
whole story; full picture; full particulars
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
motive power; driving force
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)