sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
early-morning and late-night visits (e.g. by reporters); early-morning and late-night attacks
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
(not) a single person; (no) one
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
shoji (paper sliding door)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
like water; like it grows on trees
just because; even if; even though
proposal; motion; recommendation
damn Westerner; (lit.) hairy foreigner
measurement error; calculation error
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
to stay calm; to keep cool
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
evening meal; supper; dinner
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
decoration; ornament; trimmings
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device