(small) knife; short sword; small sword
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
whispering into a person's ear
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
nod; inclination of the head
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
craving; longing; thirsting
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to perfect; to detail; to polish; (arch.) to make (inside something)
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
foreign enemy; outside invader
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition