inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
emperor (of Japan); mikado
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
leader; guide; mentor; coach
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
about; concerning; related to; -ish
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
easily; in no time; effortlessly
but; even so; still; that said
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
imperial throne; the Crown
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
being readily aware of rumors and gossip; being quick to learn secrets; having sharp ears; ability to remember everything one hears
in traveling, a companion; in life, sympathy
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to make sense; to be meaningful
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
virtue; charm; merit; good point
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)