art of disappearing (esp. ninja)
d button; data button; button on a TV remote control for accessing programme information, weather, traffic, etc.
monkey bars; horizontal ladder
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
closely-guarded secret; top secret
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
comic books; comics; comic; comical
single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (e.g. in tennis)
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
what do you want?; can I help you?
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
on one hand; on the other hand
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
to smash violently; to crush
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
earnings from a part-time job
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
older sister; elder sister