to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
rice gruel traditionally eaten on the 7th day of the new year containing the seven plants of spring
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
runaway ninja; fugitive ninja
call; summons; convening; convocation
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to follow another's example
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to go ahead; to pull ahead
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to stick it out (until the end)
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
pride; boast; credit (to)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
should not be; must not be
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
imitating; copying; mimicking
two times; twice; two degrees
double; twice (as much); twofold
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
study; learning; tutorial
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler