lying low (and awaiting one's chance); biding one's time; submitting at first (to then strike later)
to stick it out (until the end)
patrol (with ships or aircraft); patrolling
the die is cast; there is no going back; alea iacta est
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
thereupon; shortly thereafter
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
refining; refinement; smelting; training
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to give flowers as a gift
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to surge (water or waves)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
nape (of the neck); nucha
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
somersault; looping-the-loop
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
classical form of martial art
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
freely; right and left; as one pleases