drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to rock; to shake; to swing
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)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch