defense of one's country; defence of one's country
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
every person; each one; everybody
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
veil of darkness; curtain of night
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to narrowly escape death; to have a narrow escape from death
instead; but (on the other hand)
consequently; as a result; in the end
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
(means of) enduring; tiding over; pulling through; food offered to attendants of a funeral
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to shave off; to scrape off
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
declaration; proclamation; announcement
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
minimum; at the very least
in the end; at the end of the day