mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to come face to face (with)
one's house; one's home; one's family
ninja house; ninja residence
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
front-row sets; ringside seats
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
the good you do for others is good you do yourself; those who are kind benefit themselves; (lit.) compassion is not for other people's benefit; you can't save others (from themselves)
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
kabayaki; loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
after that; afterwards; thereafter
under the veranda; under the floor; out of sight; in the background; unnoticed
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied (orig. used for keeping birds and wildlife away)
one's family; family member
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe