ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
bill; handbill; flyer; flier; leaflet; poster
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
sales message; sales copy
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
parody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody; song parody
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
tick-tock; chipping (sound)
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to get someone to say; to make someone say
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
front; frontage; facade; main
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
return path (of a signal, communication); return trip
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
to raise one's voice; to shout
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble