darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
along; parallel to; in accordance with
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
border (between countries); national border
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
departure; leaving; setting off
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
conversely; on the contrary
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
this occasion; at this time; now
your body; your health; yourself; you
unclean; dirty; bathroom; toilet (room); (arch.) menstruation; (arch.) menses