to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
check; restraint; oppression; repression
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
worst; worst-case (scenario)
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
discovery; detection; finding
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice