wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
professional killer; hit man
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to pick up; to find; to gather
to join together; to combine; to join up
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
match; game; bout; contest
stress (e.g. on a mechanical part); tension
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
much less; to say nothing of
first match (in a series)
business rival; professional jealousy
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before