baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to sustain a serious wound
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
preface; introduction; preamble
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
unidentifiable; unidentified
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
flight; desertion; escape
this world; this life; world of the living
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
alone; unaided; away from home
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate