wearing one's hair in braids
very young; little; childish; immature
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
pistol; handgun; revolver
to mix; to blend; to combine
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
notice; attention; observation
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to cease; to stop; to be over
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy