top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
not understanding; not knowing
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
European-style; Western; Occidental
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
Western (film genre); country and western music
gunfighter (esp. in the American Old West); gunslinger; gunman
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
spy; secret agent; spying
one person; another name; nickname; alias
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
opposite side; opposition
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
when; how soon; how long until
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
in a ward; within the ward; within the zone; within the district
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)