motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
how; in what way; by what means
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
question; inquiry; enquiry
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
very interesting; of great interest
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
ten; 10; ten years of age
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to make (with great attention to detail); to produce; to craft; to build (something) into
earthen figure; clay figure; dogū; clay figurines from the late Jōmon period
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
terracotta army (clay figurines found near the mausoleum of the first Qin emperor in China); terracotta warriors and horses
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
terra-cotta figure (in Qin dynasty tombs in China)
name; given name; first name
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
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
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you