sisterly love; affection between sisters
ventriloquism; throwing one's voice
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
edict; ordinance; proclamation
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
light; easy; non-serious; minor
(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
to slide into; to slip into
single eye; one eye; single lens; simple eye; ocellus
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
acceleration; speeding up
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
surroundings; environs; circumference
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness