to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
afterlife; realm of the dead
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
just past noon; afternoon
small hill; low hill; hillock
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
basin (e.g. between mountains)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
work-in-progress; working state
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
to employ; to hire; to charter
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
chief; main; principal; major
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to tower over the surroundings
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to be able to manage somehow or another
teaching Buddhism; rough person; bullying; ostentatious bravado
to be worried; to be troubled
finally; after; following; at the end (of)