typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
security firm; security company
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
rate of advancement to the next higher level of education
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
choices; alternatives; options
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
rope; cord; policeman's rope
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
one end; an end; part; fragment
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
half and half; fifty-fifty
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
air hole; windhole; ventilator
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference