ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
town; city; municipal; urban
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
courteous; decorous; polite
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
brimming with youthful enthusiasm; in high spirits; raring to go; overflowing with youthful energy; acting all cute and charged up
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless