nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
fort; stronghold; fortification
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
(clenched) fist; knuckles
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
one of these days; someday; one day
will; testament; last request
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
a find; windfall; bargain
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
these guys; these fellows
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
small fraction; small proportion
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded