studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
reason; cause; history; origin
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to rush over; to run up to
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
ninja throwing knives; mediaeval farming tool for digging, prying, etc.
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
inside; interior; inner part
good family; respectable family; decent family
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
tool; implement; means; furniture
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
going around; patrol; round; tour
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy