protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
in person; personally; directly
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye