ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
in advance; beforehand; previously
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
street; quarter; district; area
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
there being no use in arguing (about it)
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
stepwise; one step at a time
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come