creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
ultimate; final; last; eventual
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
ghost; monster; demon; phantom; apparition
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
promotion; raising of status
regarding as a sure thing; seeing as a certainty
ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)