flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
lower region; lower part; region below
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
troublesome; pain in the butt
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
light, thin, single-layer kimono (esp. from hemp or raw silk, for summer use); shroud; burial clothes
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to pour; to add (liquid); to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to light (a fire); to burn
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
double-edged; double-edged blade
salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
end of life; death; annihilation
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
one's person; around one's person
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
ding; chime (sound of a bell or a small gong)
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do