ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
early to bed early to rise
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
seeing in the dark; night vision
early; primitive; primordial
not hard to ... (in certain circumstances, it would be possible)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
visit (from someone); call
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
something like ...; something called ...
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
still; even now; to this day
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
master; teacher; stable master
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
evening; night; nighttime