stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
to have one's hair stand on end
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
schedule; program; programme; agenda
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
snake; serpent; large snake
go that far; to that extent
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
clear; fair; fine; serene