headquarters; head office; main office
meditation; contemplation
to claim victims; to cause casualties
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
thought; idea; conception
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
adopted daughter; foster daughter
to try all possible means
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
fetus; foetus; embryo; baby in the womb; unborn baby
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to put heads together; to gather (for discussion); to go into a huddle
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
crookedness; bending; indentation; curvature; flexion
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
the same kind; accomplice; partner