puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
spider's thread; spider silk
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
naked eye; the physical eye
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to push aside; to push one's way through
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
irritation; annoyance; frustration
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
interval between the waves; gap between waves
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to kill by burning to death
to burst open; to pop; to split
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
strength; power; proficiency; ability
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
not worth considering; out of the question
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)