the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
(the two persons' sides) being evenly matched in ability
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out