to shut in; to confine; to surround
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
(a few) words; phrase; expression
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
distant land; remote country; province far from the capital
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
person who beheads somebody to end a seppuku; assistant; helper
regret; repentance; remorse
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
loyalty; loyal (faithful) service
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to step forward; to volunteer
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
prompt; immediate; in real time
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
incidentally; at the same time
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
armed forces; battle troops
first of all; in the first place
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
blood relationship; blood relative
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
surrounding at a distance
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
second (unit of time); arc second