soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
specialization; specialisation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
applications; uses; how to operate; operation procedures
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
to link (information, accounts, etc.); to associate; to connect
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
creation; generation; formation; derivation
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less