impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
great demon; ghostly giant
puppeteer; puppet player; wirepuller; string-puller; man behind the scenes
Western-inspired art (Edo period); oil painting
five-toed (socks); top 5 (counting with fingers)
fine performance; tour de force
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
pretension; assumption (of a title)
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
full use; extensive use; complete utilization
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
to return a favor (favour); to repay
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
creator; inventor; developer
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
chink in the armor (armour)
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
those present; attendance
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)