doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
acrobatics; risky undertaking
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
to mimic someone's voice; to impersonate
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
minuteness; one millionth
(not) even once; (not) ever
to go on waiting only to be disappointed; to wait in vain
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
way (of doing); manner; method; means
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
rice cake stuffed with sweet bean jam
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
finishing blow; coup de grâce
messenger; envoy; emissary
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
pose (in kabuki); posture
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to turn back; to go back; to repeat; to send back; to bring back; to retrace one's steps
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
quick work; (clever) feat
knot (in rope, etc.); bonds; arrest; rope impressions (on the surface of pottery)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast