to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
soldier; combatant; warrior
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
step; stride; counter for steps
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
tall figure; high stature
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to summon courage; to be brave
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
at the bedside where one dreams
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
eternal slumber; everlasting rest; death
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur