rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
while; even though; despite
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
time; hour; period; class
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)