in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
rendering what little service one can
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
job; work; duties; trade; skill
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
Island; insula; island; islet
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
murder; killing; murderer
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
opinion; intention; thought
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
kind person; warmhearted person; sympathetic person
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable