ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
bravery; courage; heroism
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
quickly reversed cut (sword technique); swallow counter (judo technique); swallow flight reversal; swapping one's hand with the bottom row of the nearest wall (cheating technique); completing a hand with an opponent's discarded riichi tile
aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving one's legs forward without letting one's feet leave the ground
blank space; margin; blank canvas
hitting the left side of the torso (in kendo)
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to be overcome with emotion
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation; health education (school subject)
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil
nonexistent; not being (there); not having
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
doing a job; riding and sweating up a horse
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
locker room; changing room; dressing room
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
from season to season; season by season; of each season; in each season
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg