(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
discovery; detection; finding
probability; likelihood; chances
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to hide; to keep to oneself
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
both (people); the two of them
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
as; because; with; due to
cryptid (unidentified mysterious creature); mythical beast
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
to shake; to waver; to tremble