dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to ride past (one's stop); to overshoot; to climb over; to get over; to overtake (in a vehicle); to pass
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
several people; a few people
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected
discovery; detection; finding
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to slide down; to slip down
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
way (of doing); manner; method; means
you (plural); all of you; you all
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
all; entire; whole; altogether
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
if so; in that case; in that situation