absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
boobs; boobies; breasts; breast milk
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
inter-scholastic athletics competition
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
special training; intensive training; crash course
4th day of the month; four days
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
otherwise; if not; or else
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; forest land; mountains and forests
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
in its entirety; whole; wholly
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
home environment; family environment
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
runaway ninja; fugitive ninja
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
outside world; physical world
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
(physical) growth; development
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
solution; solution strategy
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
individual differences; personal equation
device used to superimpose text or images on a television screen; text or image superimposed on a television screen; (on-screen) caption; subtitles
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
contemplation; meditation
traditional Japanese dance
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region