outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
based on; built on; made from
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
overhead wires; elevated railway
fall; drop; descent; coming down
injured person; wounded person; casualty
large number (of); many; majority
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
to repeat; to do something over again
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to be infected; to be contagious
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
that's the way it is; such is life
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first