device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
going around; patrol; round; tour
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
spot; point; place; position
metal plate; metallic plate
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
(forming a) circle; huddle; circular (battle) formation
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to cut; to slit; to cut open
large number (of); many; majority
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force
according to plan; as planned
consequently; as a result
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
space; interval; space character; whitespace
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
greater than ...; bigger ...
flash (of light); glint; schiller
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert