inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
seating order; precedence; ranking; rank; position
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object; paper doll used in purification rites
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
remote control; remote operation
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
automatic; intransitive verb
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
female vampire; vampiress
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
woman; female; feminine gender
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
sword skills; swordsmanship