shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
flash (of light); glint; schiller
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
loud laughter; roaring with laughter