life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
commander; commanding officer; CO
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
troops; group members; team members
suspicious-looking; fishy
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
one's best interests; one's own good
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
somewhat cold; a bit chilly
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
several shots; several blows
(ammunition) cartridge; shell case
visiting room; visitation room
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
speaking tube; voice pipe
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
complete stranger; total stranger
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region