dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
hardy kiwi (Actinidia arguta); kiwi berry; tara vine; bower vine
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
every year; yearly; annually
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
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.
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)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
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
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
even if; even though; however; no matter how