ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates
breadcrumbs; panko; bread flour
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
(unfolded) thin sheet of paper; 200-character writing paper; paper money; note
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
(political) power; authority; influence
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
top of the head; crown of the head
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
reaching; attaining; arrival
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively