to become distant; to recede
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
Leonard; Leonhard; Renato
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
with a single blow; with one stroke
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
being dotted with; being scattered
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to lay down one's arms; to disarm; to demilitarize
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
natural disaster; cataclysm
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
divine or supernatural skill
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
cracks or fissures in the ground
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy