position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
acceleration; speeding up
destination (one is heading towards); goal
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to be itching to put one's skills to use
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); shinobu-wake (Edo-period women's hairstyle); clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
hurriedly (escaping); (leaving) quickly
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
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
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
remains; corpse; (dead) body
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
that is to say; so that means
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man