or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
lobby; lounge; recreation room; break room
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
for some (unspecified) reason
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
Tokugawa period (i.e. the Edo period, 1603-1867)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood
trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
northern mountains; mountains to the north
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
everywhere; all over; throughout
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
great war; great battle; world war
outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); outriding; harbinger; herald; anticipation
as usual; as is one's habit