to fight with swords; to cross swords
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
(at the) last moment; (in the) nick of time
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
shout (of excitement); roar (of a crowd)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
participation; joining; entry
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
several years; a few years
new building; new construction
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
people; men and women; each person; everybody
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
head of an organizational section; head of an organisational section
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient