regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
nunchaku (two linked fighting sticks); nunchucks
movie; film; motion picture
practice; practising; training; study
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
nunchaku (two linked fighting sticks); nunchucks
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
hanging oneself; person who hanged themselves
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
first attack; first strike; first blow
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
fast approach; quick intimacy