earthly paradise; Shangri-la
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be blissful; to be very happy
perfect; complete; flawless
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
decayed leaves; russet; tawny; yellow-brown
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
(inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; follower; adherent; person belonging to the same school (e.g. of thought)
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to take; to catch; to capture
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
ten; 10; ten years of age