decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
makyō; Chinese magic mirror; bronze mirror that projects a hidden sacred image when reflecting a beam of light
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
reason; cause; circumstances
to take; to catch; to capture
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to be transparent; to show through
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to see through; to see the true nature of something
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
conviction; belief; confidence
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked