natural product; product of nature
background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character; NPC
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
being in prison; being incarcerated; being in the military
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
both armies; both teams; both sides
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
military man; warrior; soldier
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
link; linking; link; hyperlink; linking (of object files); linkage
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
squad; section; (naval) division; detachment
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
opening fully; full throttle; full power
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
impregnable castle (walls); impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)