halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
surroundings; circumference
while; although; (but) at the same time; on the other hand; half the face; profile
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to sit down; to take a seat
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
spot; point; place; position
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
to run up to; to rush over
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
in the mountains; among the mountains
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful