to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
script; screenplay; scenario
of course; certainly; naturally
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
major cleanup; spring cleaning
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
arrest; apprehension; capture
death in jail; death in prison
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
recuperation; medical treatment
breach of trust; malfeasance; malpractice; misappropriation
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
taking part (in planning); participation
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)