to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
just a minute; small quantity
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to shed light; to cast light
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
using as an intermediary; through
second coming; second advent
to bring; to take; to bring about
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
behind; in the rear; in back
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy