mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
beauty of style; beauty of form
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
dominion; territory; possession
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
one large ...; a great ...
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to do someone in; to bump someone off
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
middle of the night; dead of night
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit