ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
Japanese person; Japanese people
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
district; section; sector
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
(not) even once; (not) ever
senior high school; high school
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to pile up; to accumulate
hard worker; hardworking person
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to move (house); to change residence
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
using together (jointly); used at the same time
unless (you do something)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
interruption; interference; butting in