gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
jewel; precious stone; gem
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
suddenly; all of a sudden
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
moment; brief space of time
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
simultaneous; all at once
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip