at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
arrangement; pact; agreement
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
glib; smooth-talking; silver-tongued
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
how; in what way; in what manner
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
nice person; good-natured person
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
retention; maintenance; preservation
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint