structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
ninja house; ninja residence
to have an idea; to have a clue
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
armed forces; military; troops
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out