companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
kitchen; financial situation
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared; rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
near; close by; within reach; familiar
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to shout (in anger); to yell
feeling rough (of the throat); irritated
to set on fire; to ignite
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
defense; defence; protection
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
bedside; near one's pillow
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
night attack; nocturnal assault
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh