bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
complete change; about-face
indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene
fields (of rice and other crops)
marshland; wetland; swampland
smelling of earth; rustic
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
each house; every house; many houses
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
parting; separation; farewell
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
afterlife; realm of the dead
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
comfort; consolation; diversion
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)