someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
scale; scope; plan; structure
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
one eye; one of one's eyes
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
entire world; whole world; world stage
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
shapeshifting (of an animal or spirit); goblin; incarnation; transformation
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
without cause; without reason
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
creating a mystery; mystification
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
steering (of a boat); steerage
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
god of death; death deity; Death
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
unidentifiable; unidentified
unprecedented; never seen before
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail