Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to trace back to (the origins of something)
position; location; base; point; site
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
3000; three thousand; many
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
evident; plain; distinct; clear
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
Everyone is safe (all right)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
behind; in the rear; in back
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)