survival; survivor; relic
to move forward; to move on
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
fortified city; walled city
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
side gate; side door; service entrance
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
sabotage; subversive activities
to approach; to draw near
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
fluent (in a language); flowing
human speech; human language; sound of people talking
pressure; oppression; suppression
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
division; section; classification; sorting; division
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
replay speed; playback speed; refresh rate