under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
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 hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
river; stream; River; the ... river
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to serve; to work for; to attend
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
to turn against; to become an enemy
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction