robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
influence (on someone); inspiration
trivial; not amounting to much
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to put one's strength into
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
silence; stillness; quietness
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to fall on one's backside
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
squelching; gurgling; bubbling; raking in (money); rolling in; hand over fist
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces