little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
chink in the armor (armour)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
chink in the armor (armour)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
romantic; spicy; coquettish
all-night vigil over a body; wake
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
a little bit; a little while
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
river; stream; River; the ... river
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading