shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
tool; implement; means; furniture
trifling; trivial; slight
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to go past; to pass; to pass by
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
(free) sample; promotional gift
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
light pink; pale pink; cherry blossom pink
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
metallic sound; metallic clank
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
blowgun; blowpipe; (blowgun) dart
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to press a question; to cross-examine
performing arts; acrobatics
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering