to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
unable to resist; unable to suppress
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
study; learning; tutorial
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
although I say; although one might say; although called
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
genuine article; real thing; real deal
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
general; popular; common; typical
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
intelligence operative; spy
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
world; society; people; the public
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
secret information; intelligence
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to become clear; to be made public
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
shapeshifting (of an animal or spirit); goblin; incarnation; transformation
phantom; vision; illusion
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship