desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
death (of an emperor); demise
siblings; brothers and sisters
survival; survivor; relic
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to take flight; to disappear
postwar period; period after Second World War
land readjustment; town planning
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to rain incessantly; to downpour
port city; harbor city; harbour city
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
in advance; beforehand; previously
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface