disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
cooperation; collaboration
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
upper end; top; tip; top edge
Japanese (people, language, style)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
art of disappearing (esp. ninja)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
individual; private person; personal; private
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
(turned out) all right in the end
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
woman; female; feminine gender
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to wear glasses; to put on glasses