highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
late at night; small hours of the morning
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to speak; to hear a voice
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
person with a criminal record; violent criminal
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
prison guard; jailer; gaoler
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
news; word; tidings; omen
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
cooperation; collaboration
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside