to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
middle of the night; dead of night
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
guard; sentinel; garrison
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
very likely; very probable
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
offender; criminal; culprit
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
long ago; a long time ago; already
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to keep standing; to stand motionless
(made of) stone; stone-built
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten