ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
defeating in an instant; instant kill
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
murder; killing; murderer
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
battlefield; battleground
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
commander; commanding officer; CO
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
chief; main; principal; important
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
hostility; antagonism; opposition
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
disaster; calamity; misfortune
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
in the morning; during the morning
reaching; attaining; arrival
timewise; temporal; chronal