to get distracted; to jump off the track
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
levitation; floating on air; airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
commander; commanding officer; CO
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
glow stick; light stick; chemical light
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to step forward; to take a step forward
being on the ropes; losing ground
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
halo (esp. in Christian art); nimbus
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to write in more information; to add (a paragraph, more lines, etc.); to tack on
by today; before the day is over
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
one's dominant hand; person of ability; skilled person; master-hand
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making