temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
to manipulate puppets; to pull wires
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
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
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
recognition; acquaintance
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to be enraged; to flip out
near; close by; within reach; familiar
way; method; means; resource; course
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
different opinion; objection
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
too much; excessively; too
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
bing-bong bang-bong (Big Ben chimes, used as a bell in Japanese schools)
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)