having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
gale; violent (strong) wind
to check; to stop; to keep back
detour; circuitous route; diversion
to get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square
elegant words; refined diction; poetic expression; classical poetic language (esp. of the Heian period)
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
to think of; to come up with
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to backfire; to have a harmful result
strap (to hang onto); hanging strap
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
on the light side (weight); (relative) lightness
sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword); rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
flight; desertion; escape
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
marriage proposal; courtship
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
imitated cry (of an animal); lie
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
screamer bomb; sound bomb
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
standardization; manualization; compiling into a manual; formalization
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point