blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
offensive (movement); aggression
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
change; transformation; inversion
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
one by one; one at a time; in turn
tingling; stinging; pungently
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to be splendid; to be superb
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
to threaten; to make threats
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
skill; dexterity; master hand
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
inspection; examination; survey
head; chief; boss; leader
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!