obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
indiscriminately; without consideration; irrespective of the occasion; paying no attention to the feelings or expectations of those nearby
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over