protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
armament; soldier's equipment
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to repeat; to be frequent
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
cinnabar; cinnabarite; cinnabar lacquer; cinnabar lacquerware
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
flour; meal; powder; dust
Everyone is safe (all right)
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
corruption (of order, customs, etc.); to fall apart (organization, system, etc.)
to cease; to stop; to be over
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
decision; determination; resolution
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
both hands; both arms; ten