ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
in that way; like that; that way
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
dichlorodiphenyl-trichloro-ethane; DDT
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
when; how soon; how long until
third day of the month; three days
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
useless resistance; vain struggle
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done