succession; continuation; series; sequence
resolute; determined; bold
(having) striking effects; (producing) dramatic results; of particular efficacy
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
periodic; regular; routine
observation; survey; watching
sign; indication; omen; symptom
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
high; noble; refined; advanced
to spit out; to eject; to dump
assistance; backing; reinforcements
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to have a reason; to have an excuse
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to put into effect; to put into practice
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to make a speech; to address
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
forcibly; against one's will
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
technique; art; skill; move