cooperation; collaboration
early (days); initial stage; initial
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
ready with a rifle leveled
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
opposite side; opposition
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
undeveloped woodland near populated area; settlement pattern of living in upland valleys and cultivating lower slopes
use; utilization; utilisation; application
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
how; in what way; how about; questionable
information bureau; intelligence department
military affairs; military service
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to go by the rules; to observe the regulations