to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
someone; unknown person; I; me
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to surge; to well up; to gush out
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
living thing; living creature; animal; life
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
disciple; pupil; follower
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
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
there being no use in arguing (about it)
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)