as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
modernization; modernisation
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to dye; to colour; to color
one's person; around one's person
for example; for instance; e.g.
use; utilization; utilisation; application
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking