(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
way one walks; one's walk
to attract; to be used to
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
(distinction of) sex; gender
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
steel; sword steel; sword
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
breath; breathing; bracelet
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
disadvantageous; long (odds)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
both; both sides; both parties
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
speech; expression; wording; language
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
derivation; development; offshoot
to be conspicuous; to stand out