metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
very interesting; of great interest
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
being somewhat excited (agitated)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
(present) head of a family
is something that; is that which
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
(political) power; authority; influence
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important