ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
absolutely; positively; decidedly
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
young woman with a lot of superficial knowledge about sex, etc.
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
flaring up; bursting into flames
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
all present; all concerned; all of us
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
build; physique; frame; constitution
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
essence; true nature; substance; reality
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
intelligence network; information network