ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
not long has passed since ...
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
violent explosion; bursting
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
what's what; heads or tails
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
feeling keenly; fully realizing
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling