ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
personal; individual; private
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
in swarms; in great crowds
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
jewel beetle (esp. Chrysochroa fulgidissima); buprestid
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
forced laugh; forced smile
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
than; other than; except; but
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)