trauma (usu. psychological)
because of; owing to; due to
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
door; gate; opening; title page
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to jar; to creak; to grate
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
don't you think?; indicates question
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
close; intimate; on good terms
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
trio; gang of three; threesome
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
study; diligence; discount; reduction
foreign; abroad; overseas
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person