work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
Japanese puppet theatre (theater); bunraku
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
lifelike; exact resemblance
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
just managing; with great difficulty