influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
favorite; favourite; habitually used
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
feminine; womanly; female
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
remarkable; striking; obvious
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
in that manner; like that
still; even now; to this day
(not) even once; (not) ever