great admiration; deep respect
melancholy; gloom; depression
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
unrecoverable; irreversible; irreparable
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
how many months?; how long?
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
recovery; undoing; recall
to rant and rave; to raise hell
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to be too numerous; to be too much
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
platoon commander; section commander
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
near; close; beside; third person
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
wildcard (in hanafuda); storm card; gaji (term used in Hawaii); extra card (in hanafuda, kabufuda, etc.; sometimes depicting an ogre); joker; blank card
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to walk around; to travel around
most of all; extremely; supremely
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
settlement; permanent residency
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
(one's) quota; assignment
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
utilization of water; water supply; irrigation; water transportation; navigability (e.g. of a river)
defense capability (defence)
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability