on one hand; on the other hand
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
fluent (in a language); flowing
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to make an appearance; to show up
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
in succession; one by one
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
already; now; no longer; not any more
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
the West; the Occident; Western countries
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
congratulation; celebration
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very