dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
accomplishment; execution
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
generalization; generalisation; popularization; popularisation
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
education; training; discipline
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
chance (of success); odds
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock; sacrifice stones; sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.); stones used in a foundation; riprap
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to stop walking; to pause
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to make a speech; to address
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished