secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
contrived; false-sounding
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
natural disaster; cataclysm
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
to peel off and fall; to flake away
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to call a person's attention (to)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
individual differences; personal equation
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
sudden change; complete change
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
condition; situation; prospects
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
personal combat; one-to-one fight
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting