ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
March; third month of the lunar calendar
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
Azuma geta; type of geta for women with a tatami mat insole
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to break off with (e.g. one's lover); to be sharp enough to cut one's skin (of a new banknote, etc.)
young master; young gentleman
head house (family); birthplace; originator
such ... as; or some such
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
scenery; scene; landscape
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
like; similar to; same as
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)