guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
genuine article; real thing; real deal
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green algae; Cladophora ball; lake ball; moss ball
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
just then; at that time; at that moment; as it's a time of ...; in this time of ...
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
one's way (ahead); one's path
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
military station; post; quarters; police station (early Meiji era)
at; in; at; when; by; with
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
direct unforked road; straight path
(connecting) passageway; accessway; walk-through; skyway; sky bridge
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
(something) so small; so little; trifling
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently