no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
just one person; only one
blood relationship; blood relative
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to cry and shout; to scream
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to head home; to leave for home
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
don't worry; no worries; never mind
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
fort; stronghold; fortification
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
housing facility; detention facility; internment camp; prisoner-of-war camp; concentration camp; refugee camp
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
destruction; disruption; (application) crash