artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to be surprised; to be astonished
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
rising; ascending; climbing
rotor; love egg; egg vibrator (sex toy)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
scoundrel; rascal; villain
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
power; might; authority; influence
cannon (esp. high-velocity artillery)
approval; license; licence; permission
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
war; fighting; fierce competition
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago