cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
offense and defense; offence and defence
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to hide; to conceal oneself
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
while; during (the time when)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve