blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
strategist; tactician; schemer
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
pride; dignity; self-respect
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; discretion is the better part of valor; (lit.) fleeing is winning
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
toy shop; toy store; toy dealer; toy seller
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
rather than; more ... than ...
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
craftsman; skilled artisan
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to step forward; to volunteer
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time