to surround; to crowd around
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
jokingly; in the form of a joke
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
command; lead; generalship; leadership
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
slope; slanting surface; bevel
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
up in a tree; in the trees
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to defy conventional wisdom
instability; insecurity; crankiness
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to trace back to (the origins of something)
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld