holding on to; sticking to
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
three persons; three parties
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
regional governor in ancient China
plain; plateau; tableland
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
to set on fire; to ignite
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
marshland; wetland; swampland
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings
to trample down; to devastate
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice