obscurity; mystery; abstruseness
in spite of; regardless of
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
book; volume; this; present; main; head
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
great enterprise; great task
precipice; cliff; flat head
to tower over the surroundings
lofty; soaring; towering; precipitous; high and steep; sharply sticking out
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
gasping; breathing heavily
to watch over; to watch attentively
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
(not) even once; (not) ever
the whole day; all the day
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
long (time that has passed); old (story)
muffler (often fur); scarf; comforter
padding with cotton; garment padded with cotton; wadded clothes
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
staying the night; lodging (at)
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move