to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
school building; schoolhouse
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to slide into; to slip into
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
historical play; period drama
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
number one; first; best; most; game; round
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life