far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
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
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
perfect; complete; flawless
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
besides; in addition; also; moreover
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
although I say; although one might say; although called
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
materials; data; document
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
Japanese person; Japanese people
cooperation; collaboration
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
craftsmanship; artisanship