precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
foreign enemy; outside invader
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
matryoshka; Russian nesting doll
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
rope; cord; policeman's rope
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
very much; very many; more and more
will; testament; last request
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
inexpert or untrained eyes