ninjas
Stealthy Japanese fighters
Ninjas is the plural of ninja, a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan trained in espionage, sabotage, and assassination.
The historical figure has been romanticized into a pop-culture archetype—black-clad, acrobatic, wielding throwing stars and swords.
Ninja now describes anyone who moves stealthily or possesses impressive skill: keyboard ninja, spreadsheet ninja, She ninja'd past the bouncer.
Japanese thrown weapon
- katanaCurved Japanese fighting blade
- kunaiJapanese multipurpose blade
- nunchakuPaired sticks on cord
- wakizashiJapanese auxiliary blade
tanto · blowgun · caltrops · sai · poison · concealed · blade
Secret, undetected movement
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- acrobaticsSkilled physical feats
- climbingAscending by physical effort
evasion · espionage · assassination · sabotage · parkour · invisibility · agility · silence
Feudal Japanese military caste
- shogunJapan's military supreme commander
- daimyoJapanese feudal landowner
- feudalOf tiered landownership
- roninFeudal drifter-warrior
clan · espionage · sabotage · reconnaissance · infiltration · assassination · mercenary · castle
Feudal Japanese espionage discipline
- dojoMartial arts school
- senseiJapanese word for teacher
- kataMartial arts movement pattern
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
discipline · blackbelt · combat · strikes · throws · grappling · budo · technique
Abbreviated cartoon reptile quartet
Process of doing
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- stuntsDangerous performed feats
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- 80sDecade before the nineties
blockbuster · sequel · franchise · villain · hero
shuriken
Japanese thrown weapon
wakizashi · tanto · blowgun · caltrops · sai · poison · concealed · blade
stealth
Secret, undetected movement
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- acrobaticsSkilled physical feats
climbing · evasion · espionage · assassination · sabotage · parkour · invisibility · agility · silence · shadow
samurai
Feudal Japanese military caste
- shogunJapan's military supreme commander
- daimyoJapanese feudal landowner
- feudalOf tiered landownership
ronin · clan · espionage · sabotage · reconnaissance · infiltration · assassination · mercenary · castle · warfare
ninjutsu
Feudal Japanese espionage discipline
training · discipline · blackbelt · combat · strikes · throws · grappling · budo · technique · master
TMNT
Abbreviated cartoon reptile quartet
action
Process of doing
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- stuntsDangerous performed feats
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- Action Moviesaction movies, action films, action scenes, action stars, explosions
- Elite Unitsspecial forces, commandos, Navy SEALs, Delta Force, Green Berets
- hard to catchghosts, phantoms, wraiths, spirits, specters
- camouflage expertschameleons, octopuses, cuttlefish, stick insects, leaf insects
- tough guystough guys, tough guy, thug, thugs, enforcer
- obsessionsobsession, fixation, monomania, preoccupation, mania
ninjassentries
Soldiers assigned to guard
guards · heralds · town criers · celebrities · public figures
ninjasberserkers
Frenzied Norse warriors
heavy infantry · shock troops · foot soldiers · frontline troops · cavalry
- ninja swordStealthy combatant's blade
- ninja starsThrown bladed projectiles
- Ninja TurtlesMutant reptile martial artists
- Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesHumanoid reptile crimefighters
- ninja warriorAthletic obstacle course competitor
- ninja costumeDress-up as Japanese spy