very careful; thoroughly prepared
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
behind with everything; too late; reactive
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
to lie in wait; to wait for an opportunity to hurt someone; (lit.) to sharpen one's fangs
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to hide; to keep to oneself
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
Shen Long (spiritual dragon in Chinese mythology); Shen-lung
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
to be manageable; to be able to handle
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
messenger; envoy; emissary
as stated; verbatim; literally
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
fort; stronghold; fortification
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)