I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
(another's) daughter; young lady
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
one more time; once more; once again
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
living thing; living creature; animal; life
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
to be nearing death; to be dying
art of disappearing (esp. ninja)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
rolling (ship, etc.); rolling (start, plan, etc.); illegal street racing
kick-fighting; French boxing
character style; character form
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
to sink (into); to get depressed
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
magnanimity; forgiveness; generosity
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
short pants; shorts; breeches; knickerbockers