rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
about here; in this neighborhood
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
will not do; do not; does not
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
river; stream; River; the ... river
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
perfect; complete; flawless
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
one by one; one after another; successively
head; lead; vanguard; first
accurate; flawless; perfectly ordered; without deviation
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop