babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
almost; roughly; approximately
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
battle formation; military formation
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
supply base; storage depot
such ... as; or some such
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
troubled times; turbulent times
eastern part; the east (of a region)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
(political) administration; political power
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
town; city; municipal; urban
group; bunch; crowd; group