above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
if it is the case that ...
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
carrying voice; well-projected voice
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery