to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
(something) fickle; (something) very changeable; cat-eye style (in makeup); (lit.) eyes of a cat
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
trio; gang of three; threesome
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
although I say; although one might say; although called
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
interception (email); wiretap; bug
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
to give directions; to issue instructions
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
one's way (ahead); one's path