the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to knock down; to knock off
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
special; particular; peculiar; unique
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
worthy of special mention
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
release; emission; ejection
unidentifiable; unidentified
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
wood construction; woodworking; (arch.) gardener
recognition; acquaintance
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
after that; afterwards; thereafter
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
in succession; one after another
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst