armoring; armouring; armor; armour
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
tank (military vehicle); chariot
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
storehouse; warehouse; godown
hoarding; storing away (without using)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
research and development; R&D
estimate (of costs); budget
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
riverside; edge of a river
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
commander; commanding officer; CO
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
in the meanwhile; during the time
restoration; repair; mending
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
Baikal; Baykal; Ozero Baikal (lake)
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate