no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
back off!; leave me alone!
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
as a child; when one was a child
this is why; this means; it is the case that
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
thousands; several thousand
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to thrust before; to thrust at
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
recompense; indemnity; atonement
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite