opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
(not) so much; (not) that much
that is to say; so that means
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
school rules; school regulations
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
minimum; at the very least
to jar; to grate; to make others uncomfortable
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
fashion sense; sense of fashion
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer