precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to score an ippon; to score a full point (in judo, kendo, etc.); to one-up (someone); to defeat (in an argument); to score (against someone)
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
several hundred; hundreds (of)
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
transcendence; transcendency
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
immediately; right away; on the spot
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
cryptid (unidentified mysterious creature); mythical beast
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine