flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
vent; exhaust opening; exhaust port
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
as if nothing had happened
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid