to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
follower; attendant; valet; servant
chair; stool; post; office; position
drone; unmanned aircraft; drone
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
forcibly; against one's will
union; joining; conjugation
nature; property; disposition
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to shed light; to cast light
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to shave off; to scrape off
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
all around; as far as the eye can see
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to be opposite; to face each other
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to affect; to impact; to influence
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
site; point on a map; spot
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to run around; to bustle about
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself