hollow; cavity; dent; depression
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
method of bringing up; method of raising
to take pains (doing something); to take great care
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
watchtower; watch tower; lookout tower
to cease; to stop; to be over
ingredient; component; composition
traveler; traveller; stranger
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to stop (plug) one's ears
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent
interstage; inter-section; column space
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
representative; exemplary; model
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
maker; builder; creator; farmer