art of disappearing (esp. ninja)
chorus; singing in a chorus
about here; in this neighborhood
backup dancer; background dancer
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
ninja house; ninja residence
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
practice kit; practice board; practice partner; training partner
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
infectious disease; infection
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
leading; guiding; commanding
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
motive power; driving force