protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
periodic; regular; routine
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
future affairs; affairs after one's death
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)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
heat of the day; hottest part of the day
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
like this; in this way; as you see
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
reopening; resumption; restarting
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions