to wait for an opportunity
toilet articles; makeup kit
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
clapping and cheering; applause
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
familiar spirit; familiar
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to check; to stop; to keep back
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
overwhelming; overpowering; prevailing
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to put one's life on the line
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
other crimes; further offenses; further offences
talk; recital; narration; topic
mask; striking the head (kendo)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
to put into effect; to put into practice
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of