protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
rear guard; second reserve
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
front entrance; front door
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
hospitalization; hospitalisation
support; backing; aid; assistance
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
reduction by half; halving
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
shock resistance; impact resistance
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to smash down; to beat in
puddle of blood; pool of blood
rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
initial stages; first stage; early period; pioneer days; beginning; outset
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
severe; harsh; rigorous; trenchant; scathing; sharp
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
bomb shelter; dugout; trench
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
how others look at you; what others think about you
to miss a chance; to fail to do
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
training; education; development; cultivation
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to put one's life on the line
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing