protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
state of the war; war situation
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
difference; variation; difference
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
war; battle; match; game; competition
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah