ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
tendency; trend; inclination
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
no exception; without exception; always the same
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to put on airs; to assume importance
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
pointing out; identification
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
scenery; scene; landscape
two colours; two varieties; two types
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough