cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
undefeated; unbeatable; invincible
genius; prodigy; natural gift
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
personage; person (deserving of respect)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to suppress one's emotions
big talk; boasting; bragging
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to go too far; to go to excess
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks