to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
fear; dread; fright; willies
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
detached building; solitary house
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
opposite side; opposition
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
feelings; thoughts; meaning
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
(right at the) side; just beside
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to brush off; to shake off
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
wound suffered in a fight
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.