ventriloquism; throwing one's voice
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
war; fighting; fierce competition
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
hairline at the nape of the neck; nape
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
all (there is); as long as there is
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
hidden treasure; treasured article
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
beyond imagination; unimaginable
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable; to be convinced; to understand
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject