metal fittings; metal fixtures
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
defense; defence; protection
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
defeating in an instant; instant kill
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
will; intent; desire; will; testament
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
predicament; difficult situation
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
step; stride; counter for steps
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
pessimism; disappointment
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to collapse into; to flop onto
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)