technique; art; skill; move
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
thickly painted; thickly lacquered; impasto
slanted eyes; upturned eyes; eyes that are turned up at the outer corners
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
drama; theatre; theater; play
diversion; distraction; feint
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
to accuse someone; to charge someone
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
towering; astonishingly high
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to win favour; to win favor