ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
in the midst of the enemy
outstanding achievement; signal achievement
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
survival; survivor; relic
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
in the face of the enemy; before the enemy
orphan; person without friends
this for sure; certainly is
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity
flippant; frivolous; thoughtless; careless
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
detour; circumvention; turning movement
front; frontage; facade; main
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
interruption; suspension; break
excavation; cutting; digging
splendid work; masterpiece
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation