haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to hand (over); to deliver in person
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to subsist; to keep on living
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to lie down; to throw oneself down
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
exhibition; display; putting on show
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
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)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
time; hour; period; class
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
line; queue; procession; matrix
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
people; men and women; each person; everybody
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
going straight on; going straight ahead
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item