secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
large number of deaths; massive fatalities
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
stiff formality; set terms
having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to understand (each other); to comprehend
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
chorus; singing in a chorus
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
iron maiden (torture device)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
training; practice; practising; cultivation
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural