doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
experiment; experimentation
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be able to manage somehow or other
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
why; how; for what reason
company president; manager; director
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
time; hour; period; class
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha