such ... as; or some such
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
duty; function; office; mission; task
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
family; relatives; dependents; household
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
together; at the same time; same; identical
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate