nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
rough skin (like that of a shark)
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
confusion; mess; mix; huddle
to mix; to stir; to blend
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to detain; to check; to restrain
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
risky; dangerous; insecure
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to speak; to say; to vocalize
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
heaps of corpses all around
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
god of death; death deity; Death
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to distribute; to hand out
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness