to reason; to sum up; to conclude
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
clay doll; clay figure; clay figurine
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to shake; to sway; to waver
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
the same; the said; likewise
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
research office; research division; inquiry section
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
turning a comic, novel, etc. into an animated movie or TV series; making an animated version
telephone call; telephone (device)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
start of broadcast; commencement of transmission; sign-on
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out