to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
literally; self-explanatorily
each time it happens; at all such times
to serve; to work for; to attend
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
extreme sadist; very sadistic
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
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
to knock down; to bring down
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
commander; general; leader
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
tool; implement; means; furniture
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)