departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
ancestor; forefather; foremother
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to shut in; to confine; to contain
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
both; both sides; both parties
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
not understanding; not knowing
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
eighth day of the month; eight days
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
to strip; to peel; to tear off
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after