art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
training; drill; practice; discipline
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)
to encamp; to take up a position
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
image; figure; figure; form; image
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
colour; color; hue; tints
to make an appeal; to urge
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel