thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
as soon as possible; ASAP
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
riding together; riding with
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to encamp; to take up positions
now that; since; so long as; because
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
other; another; over; more than; I; me
windings; meanderings; complications; twists and turns
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
patience; endurance; undercover ninja; embedded ninja
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan