to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
vanishing from sight (usu. via magic, camouflage. etc.); disappearing; hiding
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
one of these days; someday; one day
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
operation; functioning; running
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
ten; 10; ten years of age; (arch.) book containing a collection of poems
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
scrunchie; scrunchy; hair tie covered in fabric
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate