as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
take a long walk off a short pier; go stick your head in a pig; (lit.) bash your head against the corner of a block of tofu and die
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
how; in what way; how about
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
sword skills; swordsmanship
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
wrong; different; not like that
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.