exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
after that; afterwards; thereafter
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
survival; survivor; relic
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely