to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
common hill mynah (Gracula religiosa); hill myna; myna bird
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to talk; to chat; to chatter
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
how; in what way; how about
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
at once; immediately; right now
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
genuine article; real thing; real deal
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not