to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
full of energy; full of liveliness; full of pep
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
south-southwest; south-south-west
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
average year; normal year
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
ninjutsu art of water-escape
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to knock out (e.g. homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
your body; your health; yourself; you
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
successive generations; successive emperors