no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
surroundings; environs; circumference
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
course; route; path; process; means
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to face on; to look out on to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such