boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look
but; however; provided that
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
length (of an animal); body length
with a thud (of something heavy)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
joint struggle; common (united) front
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
being a mystery (due to conflicting testimony); being unknown; (lit.) in a grove
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
here and there; in places
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
to increase; to add to; to augment
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
to approach; to draw near