mountain range; mountain belt
aggression; invasion; raid
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
center; centre; metropolis
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
reality; actuality; hard fact
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
escape route; evacuation route
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to run about trying to escape
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
regular member; full member
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
dream for the future; hopes for the future
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
hard worker; hardworking person
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
father; dad; husband; you; he
ability score (as in RPGs); attribute value
health; healthy; sound; fit
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
aptitude; aptness; suitability
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking