objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
depiction; description; portrayal
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
coagulation; freezing; solidification
image; figure; figure; form; image
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to bury; to embed; to implant
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to have the game in one's hands; to hold the key to victory
executives; top management; governing body
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
information transfer; information transmission
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
production (e.g. play); direction
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
manners; courtesy; etiquette
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards