to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
stairs; stairway; staircase
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
surgical method; operative method; surgical technique; technique; mechanism of a jutsu
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
at the window; by the window; next to the window
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
to pause; to have a short intermission
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost