robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
two persons; two people; pair; couple
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
the West; the Occident; Western countries
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
with a friendly grin; smilingly
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street